Making meaning with metaphors: What could go wrong?!

I came across this question on Quora: “What are some drawbacks of visual thinking?” “Drawbacks”? It got me thinking… Dave Gray answered the question directly and objectively, emphasising the need to match the right tool...

Two weeks ago I drew out some general principles from the work of Tim Urban.  Some of Tim’s most popular (and scariest) posts deal with the subject of mortality and the preciousness of time.  They’re not just popular –...