Framing with intention helps us be selective in what we bring into our minds

Summary

• In art, a frame shows what gets included in the picture. In real life, we can select what our minds get to see and feed on

Details

• It is impossible to see everything.
• Selective framing helps show the intent, story and focus

Reflections

• This applies in storytelling (framing for others), as well as how we process the information that we take in for ourselves

References

• The Great Mental Models, Volume 4 - Economics and Art - Shane Parrish

Quotes

We never see everything. We only engage with a small, often chosen part of the world. Framing helps us identify the constructed frames around the information we receive. The frame decides what we see and miss.
Framing is a fundamental component of all art. Art may imitate life, but it selectively chooses what to portray. What gets included in the book, what gets edited out of the documentary, what is inside the boundaries of the portrait are all examples of framing. Framing conveys the intent, the story, and the focus.

Related

• Story Bias
• A good story is always the most powerful way of conveying ideas
• Have a short story ready for serendipitous meetings with people of influence
• Problem not the view but the viewpoint