The secret to creativity, intelligence and scientific thinking: Being able to make connections 10.3K Flares Filament.io 10.3K Flares × When we shared this image from the @buffer Twitter account recently, it got me thinking. The Tweet resulted in over 1,000 retweets, which somehow was an indication that a lot of people seemed to agree with this statement. There’s a key difference between knowledge and experience and it’s best described like this: The original is from cartoonist Hugh MacLeod, who came up with such a brilliant way to express a concept that’s often not that easy to grasp. The image makes a clear point—that knowledge alone is not useful unless we can make connections between what we know. Lots of great writers, artists and scientists have talked about the importance of collecting ideas and bits of knowledge from the world around us, and making connections between those dots to fuel creative thinking and new ideas. To start with though, I want to look at some research that shows intelligence is closely linked with the physical connections in our brains. 1. 2. 3. P.S.
Origins Of Popular Jewish Surnames Correction, Jan. 29, 2014: Some of the sources used in the reporting of this piece were unreliable and resulted in a number of untruths and inaccuracies. The original post remains below, but a follow-up post outlining the errors, as well as further explanation, can be found here. Ashkenazic Jews were among the last Europeans to take family names. Some German-speaking Jews took last names as early as the 17th century, but the overwhelming majority of Jews lived in Eastern Europe and did not take last names until compelled to do so. The process began in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1787 and ended in Czarist Russia in 1844. In attempting to build modern nation-states, the authorities insisted that Jews take last names so that they could be taxed, drafted, and educated (in that order of importance). Until this period, Jewish names generally changed with every generation. Jews distrusted the authorities and resisted the new requirement. MATRONYMICS (daughter of …) Let us close with a ditty:
Johnny Jump Ups | Auntie Dogma's Garden Spot Perennial, Viola Tricolor Johnny Jump Ups are a popular viola. They are called “old fashioned” favorites. Johnny Jump Ups are native to Spain and the Pyrennes Mountains. Small plants produce a wealth of dainty, fragrant blooms. Johnny Jump Up plants are popular, easy, and fun to grow. Propagation:Johnny Jump Ups are grown from seeds. Sow Johnny Jump Up seeds early in the season and cover lightly with 1/8″ soil. Transplant Johnny Jump Up into your garden after the last frost date for your area. How to Grow Johnny Jump Up:Johnny Jump Up prefer cool to warm climates, and wilt a bit in mid-summer heat. Once your Johnny Jump Up are established, they should grow well, even if left unattended. Remove/dead head spent blooms to promote additional blooms and extend the blooming period. Johnny Jump Up seldom have problems with insects and disease. Edible Landscaping Sweet violets, violas, and pansies are annual or perennial flowers that are mostly grown for their beauty. Planning Preparation Planting
Why Are American Colleges Obsessed With 'Leadership'? - Tara Isabella Burton Earlier this month, more than 700,000 students submitted the Common Application for college admissions. They sent along academic transcripts and SAT scores, along with attestations of athletic or artistic success and—largely uniform—bodies of evidence speaking to more nebulously-defined characteristics: qualities like—to quote the Harvard admissions website—“maturity, character, leadership, self-confidence, warmth of personality, sense of humor, energy, concern for others and grace under pressure.” Why are American colleges so interested in leadership? On the Harvard admissions website quoted above, leadership is listed third: just after two more self-evident qualities. So too the Yale website, which quotes former Yale president Kingman Brewster's assessment that “We have to make the hunchy judgment as to whether or not with Yale’s help the candidate is likely to be a leader in whatever he [or she] ends up doing.” But such an assumption is hardly universal.
Introduction Growing out of the wisdom of China, India, and Japan, Zen became a powerful movement to explore the lesser-known reaches of the human mind. Today we are rediscovering modern significance in its ancient insights. This course is an attempt to encounter Zen in its purest form, by returning to its legendary masters. This course offers a treasury of Zen tradition: teachings, anecdotes, stories, legends, sayings, and wisdom culled from the classic texts of Chinese Chan and Japanese Zen. When Westerners first encountered the strange Zen dialogues and antics that had been treasured in East Asia for a thousand years, there seemed to be more madness than method. Now we realize that the masters were communicating with exceptional directness and freedom in a language of awakening. In this course we try to let Zen speak for itself. . . . understanding how the tradition views itself must be the basis for all later criticism.
The Dementia Care Economy Essay John Thackara Above: the demential care ecology of Newcastle, in North East England. In response to that grand promise, I argued that the appropriate way for nation states to spend money on dementia would be in the ratio: 95 per cent for Care, five percent for Big Research. I did not pluck those numbers out of thin air. In Wales, for example, which is not untypical of industrialised nations, unpaid carers provide at least 96 percent of annual care hours; the remaining four per cent are provided by local authorities and independent providers. The social economy we yearn for already exists – but it’s unevenly distributed. Fifty percent of older care provision in Quebec is co-operative, for example. In Bologna, 87 percent of elder care is cooperative. In my conversation with Michel Bauwens last week, I learned about these facts from an important book by John Restakis, called Humanizing the Economy. This is no small shift of emphasis.
Drawings by Mathew Borrett: Room Series Mathew Borrett's "Room Series" is very reminiscent of M. C. Escher's drawings of impossible, mind-bending architectural spaces. Borrett's drawings creating outlandish, strangely displaced structures forming a dream-driven world of nightmares and fantasies that have an array of details to draw you in and out of the various rooms, exploring their relationships and potential narratives. Meditation | Mind & Sport Institute “I would go to bed feeling like I didn’t even want to live”- Jerry West As reported on NBA.com, NBA Legend Jerry West known as ‘Mr. Clutch’ and ‘The Logo’ (since the NBA logo is an image of him) “says he has battled depression since childhood, when his father would beat the future Hall of Famer, causing low self-esteem that has plagued him despite a successful career as one of the NBA’s biggest influences. West says his West Virginia childhood was devoid of love and filled with anger as a result of his abusive father, who left him feeling tormented and worthless. “I would go to bed feeling like I didn’t even want to live,” West says in a segment airing Tuesday on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” “I’ve been so low sometimes and when everyone else would be so high because I didn’t like myself.” Glen Bias Leonard Kevin “Len” Bias (November 18, 1963 – June 19, 1986) was a first team All-American college basketball player at the University of Maryland. [youtube]
Occam's razor - Wikipedia Philosophical problem-solving principle In philosophy, Occam's razor (also spelled Ockham's razor or Ocham's razor; Latin: novacula Occami) is the problem-solving principle that recommends searching for explanations constructed with the smallest possible set of elements. It is also known as the principle of parsimony or the law of parsimony (Latin: lex parsimoniae). Attributed to William of Ockham, a 14th-century English philosopher and theologian, it is frequently cited as Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem, which translates as "Entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity",[1][2] although Occam never used these exact words. Popularly, the principle is sometimes inaccurately[3] paraphrased as "The simplest explanation is usually the best one History[edit] Formulations before William of Ockham[edit] The Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) states that "it is superfluous to suppose that what can be accounted for by a few principles has been produced by many."
Colleges Guide Low-Income Students From Getting In To Graduating hide captionPresident Obama wants to see more low-income students enroll in college, but actually graduating is becoming a priority. iStockphoto President Obama wants to see more low-income students enroll in college, but actually graduating is becoming a priority. Bryn Mawr College is located just outside Philadelphia, but every year the school goes looking for students in Boston. Bryn Mawr typically admits 10 low-income students from the Boston area each year, providing them with financial assistance and introducing them to one another in hopes that they will form a network and support each other as they navigate their college years. Bryn Mawr doesn't stop in Boston. "We're particularly interested in reaching women who might not otherwise attend a place like Bryn Mawr," says Kim Cassidy, the college's president. Cassidy is among roughly 150 college presidents and officials from states, industry and nonprofits who will be attending a daylong meeting at the White House on Thursday.
9 Ways To Become The Master Of Your Own Mind Many of us spend an exorbitant amount of time and energy -- not to mention money -- taking care of our bodies, and trying to keep ourselves looking and feeling our best. But when it comes to the mind, less attention (literally) is paid. Taking care of the mind can come as an afterthought, and often we think of the mind as something outside of our own control. "Our life is the creation of our mind," according to Buddhist scripture. But even if it's not enlightenment you're after, developing a good relationship with your mind is critical to building a life that is successful on your own terms. Make time for stillness. Meditation has been around for thousands of years, and it's perhaps the single most powerful tool out there for gaining mastery over your mind. Pursue meaning over pleasure. Not all happiness is created equal, and in your own pursuit of joy and bliss, keep in mind that the type of happiness you're after can make all the difference. Read, read, read. Let it be.
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