Rather than tabooing certain words, learning a new language that dont contain those concepts is probably far more efficient. Many years ago I learnt Norse (ie pre-Christian scandinavian, “viking language”). It only contains one modal help verb (ie should, would, ought to, want to, can, have to) are all one word with the same meaning. Once you get fluent in a language like that your way of thinking will change and then you will change. I wonder which other languages exist that contain similar ways of avoiding certain thought traps, and which those traps are..
I would contest “far more efficient” (learning a language is a lot harder!), but I have heard that thinking in a language you’re not a native speaker in is in itself a boost to problem solving, so yeah, this could totally be worth it.
I’m curious why you might consider only-one-modal an advantage. What traps does that help avoid?
Rather than tabooing certain words, learning a new language that dont contain those concepts is probably far more efficient. Many years ago I learnt Norse (ie pre-Christian scandinavian, “viking language”). It only contains one modal help verb (ie should, would, ought to, want to, can, have to) are all one word with the same meaning. Once you get fluent in a language like that your way of thinking will change and then you will change. I wonder which other languages exist that contain similar ways of avoiding certain thought traps, and which those traps are..
I would contest “far more efficient” (learning a language is a lot harder!), but I have heard that thinking in a language you’re not a native speaker in is in itself a boost to problem solving, so yeah, this could totally be worth it.
I’m curious why you might consider only-one-modal an advantage. What traps does that help avoid?