Fixed Contemplation

This reflection ends with a question about outward contemplation... in when and how (if at all) one is able to do joint-contemplation with another. Along the way, I talk about contemplation as my default and how joint-contemplation is a must if I'm going to be in any extended conversation with a person. With this in mind, I talk about the different times (and reasons) when my contemplation is halted (usually by someone who wants to control the conversation). Important talking points: intuitive contemplation versus thinking contemplation; immediate impact versus delayed impact; fact versus truth; mansplaining and the body's impact on the knower.