Sooner or later, we have to think about some issues. Sometimes these are pressing issues, and sometimes philosophical ones. And movies, books or even a song can push them.
All this gives us food for thought. What kind of food is this? Let's talk in more detail.
What it is?
Food for thought - these are questions that a person thinks about. Most often philosophical orientation. But not necessarily.
Having received such a “nutrition” for the brain, we begin to actively move it. And this procedure sometimes helps to reconsider your views on life.
What is it for?
Why do we need food for thought? In order for people to move forward, to continue to improve and engage in self-development. When we think, we train the brain. Sometimes, in order to get an answer to a particular question, one has to search for additional information. A person not only begins to think actively, but also plunges into this process. Reading special literature, he develops himself.
Synonyms
Does the phrase “food for thought” have a synonym? Yes, the phrase can be replaced with the following phrases and words:
- There is something to think about.
- Task.
- The riddle.
Where do we get her from?
We draw food for thought from books, films, music, news blocks, communication, learning something new. The people around us can conceive a riddle over which we will puzzle for a long time.
Studying at school, children get food for their minds every day. Homework is a necessity that contributes to the proper development of thinking and intelligence. Solving certain tasks, the child makes his brain function. The student has no time to engage in nonsense (although modern children find it at this time). He seeks answers to the questions posed to him, works on their solution, becoming smarter day after day.
And how do adults develop? Often their work is associated with a routine. Life and monotony at work are not the best factors for self-development.
But adults are not discouraged. They get food for thought from communication with colleagues, acquaintances and just interesting people. They also watch various interesting films, read smart books and magazines, and are fond of some business called hobbies. It would seem, what development can give a hobby? For example, the same cross-stitch. Very strong, because you have to read a lot of literature on various methods of embroidery, study the quality of the thread, pick up good needles for embroidery. Even to understand the hoop, and that is necessary.
Is sport a development?
Food for thought can also be provided by sports. When studying physiology and anatomy, for example. Therefore, sports activities can be safely called development. It mainly focuses on the formation of a healthy lifestyle and sporting behavior. But if you wish, you can improve your own knowledge.
What to read?
Give us food for thought books. Almost any book can be the key to knowledge. Starting with simple and children's tales. No wonder they say that a fairy tale is a lie, but a hint in it.
Take any Russian writer whose works have become classic. The same Pushkin with his Dubrovsky, for example. There is something to think about after reading this book.
Ostrovsky, Dostoevsky, Blok, Kuprin - can be listed indefinitely. We highlight some books that provide food for thought:
- Tolstoy, "Anna Karenina." The strongest piece to re-read as an adult.
- Dostoevsky, "Crime and Punishment." Another book that makes you think hard about many things.
- Kuprin, Olesya. The work of human cruelty and great love.
- Nabokov, Lolita. Turns over some outlook on life.
- Bulgakov, "Master and Margarita." The book may seem a little scary, but it conceals the spiritual aspects.
Speaking of spiritual books. New Testament - this is the Book of books. Reading it, every time you get food for thought. And you discover something new.
There are many books on psychology that make us revise our own views on the essence of being.
Choose a movie
Sometimes you want to see something that will lead to the fact that a person begins to think about the plot of the film. And will solve a certain riddle of life. What kind of food films for thought can you find? Here are some of them:
- "Cloud Atlas".
- "Requiem for a Dream".
- "Silence of the Lambs".
- Black ball.
- "Shutter Island".
- "Something's wrong with Kevin."
- "The boy in the striped pajamas."
- "Stalingrad".
- "And the dawns here are quiet."
- "There was a war tomorrow."
- "They fought for their homeland."
- "Isle".
- "Monk and demon."
This is just a small fraction of the variety. By the way, even cartoons can provide an occasion to reflect on some things.
Music
This should list the songs you need to listen to get food for thought. But we just list the performers and bands that it would be nice to meet:
- Victor Tsoi.
- Valery Kipelov.
- DDT.
- "Agatha Christie".
- "Aria".
- "Dune".
- Lube.
- Earthlings.
- "Year of the Snake."
- "Tractor Bowling."
It will surprise someone that all the groups listed here are quite old. Yes it is. Old songs about the main thing, as they say, push us to think about our own life. One song "April" performed by Viktor Tsoi is worth it.
Communication
Conversations with educated people plant food for the mind. When we communicate with people, we can accept their arguments. But we can deny, thereby forcing ourselves to think about them.
Even from a simple friendly conversation, you can get something informative. Of course, if the conversation is normal, and not chatter or washing bones to all common friends.
Conclusion
So we got acquainted with the importance of food for thought. They answered the question and found out where to look for that same “fuel” for the brain. The more a person develops, the more food for the mind he receives.