It is widely known that people from the East & the West think somewhat differently.
Then, how is it different?
To give you an idea, try out the following example.
Seperate the objects in the diagram(chicken, grass, cow) into 2 categories.
How did you categorize it?
According to Richard Nisbett, the author of the book “The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners think differently… and why”, the way people categorize this example can reveal interesting difference between Asians and Westerners.
For example, If you’ve put chicken & cow into same category, you’ve done it the ‘Western’ way. On the otherhand, ‘Asian’s tended to put cow & grass into category since cows eat grass.
The difference occurs because Asians tend to appreciate ‘relationships’ more while Westerners like to logically define entities. Also, Asians tend to see the whole picture in a glimpse while Westeners tend to see specific objects in a more detailed manner.
This distinction seems quite similar to how the Left & the Right brain work. It is known that the left side of the brain is responsible for more analytical processing while the right side of the brain is responsible for more perception & creative processing.
Does this mean that Asians have more developed right brain and vice versa?
I don’t know.
But one think we could keep in mind is that we could try to balance them.
So whenever you’re stuck digging in on the microsides of stuffs, try to loosen up & let it just flow.
Who knows, it might give you a super inspiration.
