<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Abstract thought allows the mind to manipulate... > Abstract thought allows the mind to manipulate relationships before every instance exists in physical form. Mathematics, poetry, ritual, software, design, and strategy all depend on the ability to work with representations that are neither meaningless nor identical to the world. **Source:** [[livestreams/Opening Your Genius — Language, Abstraction, and Advanced Manifesting - Workbook|Opening Your Genius — Language, Abstraction, and Advanced Manifesting]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Abstract thought allows the mind to manipulate relationships before every instance exists in physical form. Mathematics, poetry, ritual, software, design, and strategy all depend on the ability to work with representations that are neither meaningless nor identical to the world.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-abstract-thought-allows-nor-identical-world ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->