Daily Inspiration / Take TIME OFF to do something that *inspires* 100 Websites You Should Know and Use. In the spring of 2007, Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH, gave a legendary TED University talk: an ultra-fast-moving ride through the “100 websites you should know and use.”
Six years later, it remains one of the most viewed TED blog posts ever. Time for an update? We think so. Below, the 2013 edition of the 100 websites to put on your radar and in your browser. To see the original list, click here. And now, the original list from 2007, created by Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH. Top 10 Ways Your Brain Is Sabotaging You (and How to Beat It) @Firesphere: Not that I don't believe you, but do you have a source for that?
@inverts: I did, it was an article on a Dutch website. I'm searching for an English source. It was testet with CAT scans etcetera, the male brain showed indeed no activity when asked to "shut your eyes and calm down, think of as less as possible" Where the female brain kept being active. *Searches on* A funny side-fact on this: "Female" gays, seem to never be able to "shutdown" where as "male" lesbians were able to completely stop thinking.
Sorry, I am unable to find the article I got this information from. 100 Things To Do Instead Of Procrastinating On The Internet. I want to stop living my life in front of a computer.
As a writer, this is easier said than done, but I believe it is worth making the effort. Yes, it is perhaps a little ironic that you’re reading this online — the very place that I’m encouraging you to step away from. 120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power. Here are 120 things you can do starting today to help you think faster, improve memory, comprehend information better and unleash your brain’s full potential.
Solve puzzles and brainteasers.Cultivate ambidexterity. Use your non-dominant hand to brush your teeth, comb your hair or use the mouse. Write with both hands simultaneously. Switch hands for knife and fork.Embrace ambiguity. Learn to enjoy things like paradoxes and optical illusions.Learn mind mapping.Block one or more senses. Readers’ Contributions. How to Hack Your Brain. The talent myth: How to maximise your creative potential - Features - Books. My research also took me to a different sort of hotbed: the laboratories and research centres around the country investigating the new science of talent development.
For centuries, people have instinctively assumed that talent is largely innate, a gift given out at birth. But now, thanks to the work of a wide-ranging team of scientists, including Dr K Anders Ericsson, Dr Douglas Fields, and Dr Robert Bjork, the old beliefs about talent are being overturned. In their place, a new view is being established, one in which talent is determined far less by our genes and far more by our actions: specifically, the combination of intensive practice and motivation that produces brain growth. The Idea Swap. 33 Ways To Stay Creative. Creative Mind Hacks. Tapping Your Superconscious: How Da Vinci, Edison, Aristotle and Other Great Minds Accessed Extraordinary Creativity And You Can Too!
In this unique blog series we’ll explore the powerful idea generating methods of Leonardo Da Vinci, Thomas Edison and W. Clement Stone to name a few. You can apply these methods to your own life and projects to gain valuable ideas that will benefit you for a lifetime. The superconscious mind is to many the creative mind – or the well of ideas. In its most basic terms, when you’ve had an idea formed by the superconscious it is perfect for you at that moment — the timing is perfect, the strategy is perfect.
In psychiatric terms (ala Freud) it might be considered the “id”. Do you feel stuck? Amy Tan: Where does creativity hide? Why we crave creativity but reject creative ideas. Most people view creativity as an asset -- until they come across a creative idea.
That's because creativity not only reveals new perspectives; it promotes a sense of uncertainty. The next time your great idea at work elicits silence or eye rolls, you might just pity those co-workers. Fresh research indicates they don't even know what a creative idea looks like and that creativity, hailed as a positive change agent, actually makes people squirm. "How is it that people say they want creativity but in reality often reject it? " said Jack Goncalo, ILR School assistant professor of organizational behavior and co-author of research to be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Psychological Science.
The studies' findings include: Creative ideas are by definition novel, and novelty can trigger feelings of uncertainty that make most people uncomfortable. Goncalo said this bias caused subjects to reject ideas for new products that were novel and high quality. How to be a Brilliant Conversationalist. You probably shy away from some people on social occasions.
Their conversations are tedious.
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