Soundbyte Psychology

The maker forges a tool to perform a specific function. For this, the tool has a specific shape to suit: the person intended to use it, the function it is designed to perform and the object the function is performed ‘on’. In some cases, the person intended to use it and the object for intended use are the same. This ‘shape’ given to the tool is the instilled function. A person who comes across a hammer but has never used one before can learn to use it based simple on its shape. The function has been instilled in it. The person actually learns from the tool. The more complex the function, the more difficult to learn. The maker’s own skill can increase learning ability, but the analytical reasoning of the person who is learning from the tool must still exceed the complexity of the function. Given the functions of the universe, then, it is no surprise that the great minds in art and science have all come to love a ‘maker’ (no matter by what name they call it).