Every word we have invented or reclaimed, defined in plain language. Linked to the editions that introduced them.
noun · /ˈbril·yəns/
The particular kind of intelligence that comes from seeing patterns and connections others miss. Not a measure of how well you fit into existing systems. The capacity to see around the edges of what everyone already knows.
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noun · /ˈchoo·zər/
Someone who makes deliberate decisions based on what is visible and available to them in any given moment. The Chooser does not get to choose their circumstances. The Chooser gets to choose what they focus on.
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noun · /ˈee·gəl/ · Bird Brain archetype
The quadrant of Known. Eagles see the landscape from altitude. They establish what is, the baseline reality, with precision. Eagle's eye view is not superior vision. It is a particular vantage point that sees certain things clearly and other things not at all.
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noun phrase · /ˈem·pīr əv ˈem·pə·thē/
A curated collection of diverse perspectives. Mentors, contrarians, other lenses through which to see the world. Not agreement. Not an echo chamber. A virtual mastermind whose way of seeing challenges your way of seeing and keeps you from calcifying into the certainty that your lens is the only lens.
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noun · /ɡəˈstalt/
The capacity to perceive and understand whole systems instantly, without linear steps. A gestalt processor sees the blueprint of something before understanding its parts. Knows what something is without being able to articulate how they know it.
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noun · /ˈhum·ing·bird/ · Bird Brain archetype
The quadrant of Unknown. A type of neurosparkler characterized by constant motion, rapid processing, extemporaneous thinking, and the need for frequent environmental changes. Not ADHD. Not a flaw. A particular way of being that matches certain cognitive realities.
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noun · /ˈnoo·rō·spär·kəl/
Your unique way of being right. The blueprint of your soul. Not ADHD, autism, or giftedness. Not the diagnosis. Not even a symptom. The actual way you work, independent of whether that way has been labeled, pathologized, or celebrated.
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noun · /ˈnoo·rō·spär·klər/
A person who operates by their own blueprint. Someone who can see what most people cannot see because they process the world differently. Too many hashtags tried to label them, so they created one. You either recognize it or you do not.
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