Five Senses

The senses are responsible for communication between the outside world and your brain. They gather information that our brain will process to create our life experiences. So, the senses are related to whatever is happening outside our selves. Based on this I do not agree that other “feelings” for example hunger or belonging should be considered senses because they are not gathering information from the outside that has to be processed by the brain. It is indeed gathering information, however that information is internal, which means that it is sending stimuli to our brain about what is going on inside us. It can physical (like hunger, which tells the brain our bodies need the nutrients, so it is time to eat) or emotional/rational (for example

It is instead only a “point of view’. We do not all perceive the same reality the same way, which means that we cannot fully trust the stimuli the senses are sending to our brain. For example we have the famous half full/half empty glass. It is the same reality, however different people perceive it in a different way and that perception will influence his/her opinion. Different people perceive the same color in different ways, Our brains get exactly the same information, however it makes us ‘see’ slightly different colors. For the reason mentioned above I believe that we need to be careful because the senses may hinder the parameters of a concept, not allowing us to understand really outside the little box of information we gather from our 5 senses. It may not be enough to fully understand a concept or reality or to put ourselves in others shoes and try to perceive that same reality through other

For basic skills (for example, what children learn in basic school or even in kindergarten – like reading skills, writing skills, speaking,…) it normally has an important role. And at some point we all strive to have those skills and usually they become automatic, in a way that we do not need to think how to do it anymore and it just keeps developing in a natural way. At this point we do not need a punishment/reward system because even the learning itself is not conscious anymore. We naturally improve simply by reacting to every day stimuli, without even thinking about it. However this method is not the ideal for everyone and for all the situations. For example not everybody learns the same way nor responds to the reward/punishment the same way. For some people a punishment can be very demotivating, which would produce the opposite effect then the expected willingness to learn and thrive. On the other hand someone who is very talented in something may not learn how to deal with adversity simply because he/she had never faced difficulties and had always been rewarded. This person may not be prepared to deal with situations that do not workout as he/she wanted them to. The operation conditioning has its limits and should be used together with other learning/growing techniques and