HYPERTEXT: Example of Free-Flow Association

May 21st, 2008 by Susan

For a long time I’ve felt that hypertext mimics the natural thinking process of the brain.  Here’s an example, hot from just a couple minutes of break time outside in the back yard:

Layers of puffy white clouds, traveling at different speeds across the bold blue sky.

–> Start humming Judy Collins’ "I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now, from up and down, and still somehow…"

–>Airplanes bring you above clouds, allowing you to look down; life keeps you down and looking  up

–>New tune: "Well I’m leaving, on a jet plane, don’t know when I’ll be back again…"

–>Image recall:  Miami, Florida coastline out the window

–>Intrusion:  I’m afraid of heights, can’t get above my own height on a ladder.  Why no fear of flying? (Except, of course, for how planes are put together these days.)

–>Possible answer:  Because if I fall in a plane, it’s just to the floor.  Or, if the plane falls from the sky, I’m not alone.

–>Conclusion:  I only have a fear of falling alone.

There now, see how it works?

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