"You are, in large measure, the architect of your own experience."

— Barrett, Lisa Feldman (b. 1963)


Date
April 17, 2015
Metaphor
"You are, in large measure, the architect of your own experience."
Metaphor in Context
What we do know is that the brain is wired for prediction, and you predict most of the sights, sounds and other sensations in your life. You are, in large measure, the architect of your own experience.
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Lisa Feldman Barrett and Jolie Wormwood, "When a Gun Is Not a Gun," New York Times (April 17, 2015). <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
04/22/2015

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.