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I was thinking to myself about the difficulties I have explaining depression to people, when I thought of a relatively good metaphor for it.

Bear with me.

Sudoku

For anyone unaware, Sudoku is a puzzle where one tries to fill in a 9x9 grid of numbers according to certain rules:

Each row, column, and 3x3 square must have the numbers 1-9 in them, without repeating any numbers. Black numbers are given, red numbers start as blank squares and must be solved by the puzzler.

It's a common form of brain teaser, much like a crossword puzzle or logic puzzle. Some Sudoku puzzles are difficult and some are easy; for our purposes we’ll think about ones that are relatively easy.

Brain App

Imagine, for a moment, that someone hacked your brain, and installed an app in it (don’t worry about the how). What this [...]

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Outline:

(00:15) Sudoku

(01:01) Brain App

(02:51) Dimension 1

(04:23) Dimension 2

(05:37) Indirect Consequences

(06:33) Conclusion

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“What Depression Is Like ” by Sable

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