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First time I've heard this yet it makes so much sense!

Recently read some stuff pointing to abstract reasoning being one of the big leaps forward for modern man that also made a lot of sense. Probably common knowledge to those who read about that sort of thing but I was blown away and still think about it. Cool thing in this particular blog was pointing at a newer barrier that sort of stems from this adaptation; the fallacy of agency, which is like a resultant bias we now have of assuming complex events or structures _require_ an agent to create them.
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The Modern Sovereign 8mo ago

Sleep aids in abstract reasoning as well. During sleep, especially slow-wave sleep (deep sleep) and REM sleep, the brain processes and consolidates information from the day. This consolidation helps move short-term memories into long-term storage and reorganize them in more abstract forms, making it easier to identify patterns and connections between ideas.

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YODL 8mo ago

Good point.

I read about abstract reasoning and agency thing in this blog, if you're interested. He pulls from a number of popular sources (mentions them anyway), so might be stuff you've read, but found it thought provoking

https://reyify.com/blog/the-fallacy-of-agency/