"On Looking" by Alexandra Horowitz Analysis: A Blessing and a Curse
I’m no stranger to what Alexandra Horowitz describes in her selection “Amateur Eyes” from her
book “On Looking” taking into account that walking, and analyzing ordinary day to day patterns,
and specific details is ingrained in my psychology. I don’t intend to auto-diagnose myself with a
condition, especially because I haven’t gone to a psychiatrist who would do so, but i recognize a
unique behavior that I don’t consider learned, although inherited through my mother. We have
the blessing and the curse of over analyzing, having our neurons fire dozens of thoughts in
mere seconds and jumping into conclusions, and we can’t help it. But i’ve learned to benefit from it.
When you’re walking down the street, or taking the train, or simply moving from one faculty to
eyes catch and imagination branches towards during my 20 minute walks. For this reason, I
have developed a love for walking and observing. It is somewhat therapeutic, especially when I
find myself being the only one in my own world exploring the boundaries of my mind where no
one can bother me, and all the ideas and knowledge I recollect can be applied to solving
everyday situations.
book “On Looking” taking into account that walking, and analyzing ordinary day to day patterns,
and specific details is ingrained in my psychology. I don’t intend to auto-diagnose myself with a
condition, especially because I haven’t gone to a psychiatrist who would do so, but i recognize a
unique behavior that I don’t consider learned, although inherited through my mother. We have
the blessing and the curse of over analyzing, having our neurons fire dozens of thoughts in
mere seconds and jumping into conclusions, and we can’t help it. But i’ve learned to benefit from it.
When you’re walking down the street, or taking the train, or simply moving from one faculty to
the other in college, you tend to pass by hundreds of people, each with a different motive, beliefs, and reason to be there; we usually don’t think about that since we’re too focused on our
individualist agenda of accomplish what we’re set to do. I would fall under the minority, who
can’t contain themselves but wonder what these other minds are thinking. I find myself pondering
on the intricacies of the physical and chemical world, on social constructs and contradicting
ideologies, all for the sake of keeping my brain in function, or else these thoughts would drift onto
more negative scenarios; this is something I would say I master better than my mother.
full length documentary I direct, produce, narrate, and star in which topics include whatever my
It’s hard to put this into words, you would have to be inside my mind and body to experience the
eyes catch and imagination branches towards during my 20 minute walks. For this reason, I
have developed a love for walking and observing. It is somewhat therapeutic, especially when I
find myself being the only one in my own world exploring the boundaries of my mind where no
one can bother me, and all the ideas and knowledge I recollect can be applied to solving
everyday situations.
Hi Miguel! When you mentioned "I find myself pondering
ResponderEliminaron the intricacies of the physical and chemical world, on social constructs and contradicting
ideologies, all for the sake of keeping my brain in function, or else these thoughts would drift onto
more negative scenarios" I would like to hear more aboout what exactly you consider to be negative scenarios? Great post!
HIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great post! As i read wour post my reaction was confuse cause you used a lot of fancy words but i think that was what made this whole thing amazing. Overall, I understood what you were trying to say.
ResponderEliminarI know the feeling of over analyzing everything in my surroundings. Like my mother says,"Cada cabeza es un mundo.". I always felt curious as to why people think the way they think. Great Post!
ResponderEliminarGood post, I can image you walking and admiring the surroundings were is says "For this reason, I
ResponderEliminarhave developed a love for walking and observing: . That is something I don't do much. and I plan to start doing more. Would like to hear more about your experiences .