This is a heideggerian idea. I am attempting to elaborate on his introduction to metaphysics, here. I really think there are other practical implications of this idea that he could not have foreseen (or, perhaps, he did). Namely, in the study of leadership and psychology. The new age movement plays with this idea as well, although I don't think most new age adherents really grasp the finer points of this.

We can choose what we emphasize in our experience. When we consciously make a habit of doing this in an intentional way, we are actually empowered to change the course of our lives. That's the real implication of this, and it's a powerful idea.

As to whether I'm a musician or a philosopher: I'm both. I studied composition as an undergrad, and I studied philosophy in graduate school.

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