Making History vs. The Practice of Not Thinking

A Bridge of Ideas

You've astutely placed Richard Cohen's 'Making History' alongside Ryunosuke Koike's 'The Practice of Not Thinking,' revealing a profound, unexpected bridge. While one dissects the broad currents of historical events, the other delves into the internal landscape of the individual mind, yet both, in their own way, illuminate the profound impact of conscious perception—or the lack thereof—on shaping what we ultimately understand as reality. Your engagement with these seemingly disparate works suggests a nascent exploration into how both macroscopic narratives and microscopic mental states are constructed, judged, and ultimately 'made.'