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Curiosity Is as Important as Intelligence - Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Curiosity Is as Important as Intelligence - Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic | 11:00 AM August 27, 2014 There seems to be wide support for the idea that we are living in an “age of complexity”, which implies that the world has never been more intricate. This idea is based on the rapid pace of technological changes, and the vast amount of information that we are generating (the two are related). In any event, the relative complexity of different eras is of little matter to the person who is simply struggling to cope with it in everyday life. 1. Complex environments are richer in information, which creates more cognitive load and demands more brainpower or deliberate thinking from us; we cannot navigate them in autopilot (or Kahneman’s system 1 thinking). 2) EQ: EQ stands for emotional quotient and concerns our ability to perceive, control, and express emotions. 3) CQ: CQ stands for curiosity quotient and concerns having a hungry mind. Although IQ is hard to coach, EQ and CQ can be developed. Related:  rajatchaddhaSelf Development

Reconnaître un vrai médium, d'un fake. - Alice Kara Medium Coach Intuitif Bonjour mes anges !!! Aujourd'hui, je vais essayer de vous donner des outils pour ne pas vous faire avoir comme des bleus lorsque vous choisissez quelqu'un qui va être en mesure de vous apporter une aide, que ce soit un médium, un "guide spirituel" ou un coach spirituel, ou whatever qui s'estampille d'un truc particulier. Je n'avais jamais encore écris un article comme celui ci, parce que jusque là, j'me disais que c'était simple, qu'il suffisait de faire au feeling, que j'y arrive très bien, et je ne comprennais pas trop pourquoi les gens n'y arrivaient pas. (Ego de Sheldon Cooper à 2 balles, je vous l'accorde !) Mais voilà, le fait est que, quand je vois la photo d'un grut, ou son nom, ou que je le rencontre en vrai, je sais en moins d'une seconde s'il s'agit d'un vrai, ou d'un fake. Comme la plupart y croient dur comme fer (ou savent très bien qu'ils sont fakes et vont tout faire pour me démonter moi, pour ne pas que je les démonte...) je ferme mon clapet. Et en plus, j'aime ça. 1. 2.

Book : Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin Fight Overthinking, That Destroyer of Decision Making When making decisions under pressure, many professionals are plagued with a fear of making the wrong choice, selecting an option that could lead to business failure. This fear of failure, in itself, is not a bad thing. In our new book What Business Can Learn From Sport Psychology, we examine how a fear of failure can actually provide powerful motivation for athletes and business professionals. But that's only if the fear of failure inspires thoughts of success and taking assertive actions toward a desired goal. So where does the fear of failure stem from? Related: The 4 Factors to Making the Best Decisions for You The root of overthinking. With overthinking, people want to make the right decision so much, they worry that they won’t be able to and lose sight of what it takes to make good decisions: a clear mind. Take driving for example. The trouble is, by examining all the component choices, you would be making decisions in a way that's very odd for your brain. Be instinctual.

Perceptual adaptation Perceptual adaptation is a unique function of the brain that accounts for the differences viewed in the world, as it relates to the senses. This phenomenon occurs in all senses, including vision, hearing, touch, and smell. An example is when images sensed through the eyes are relayed to the visual cortex of the brain, and if vision is altered slightly, the brain accounts for the difference and will allow one to perceive the world as "normal." This is a compensation mechanism the brain uses for the world to appear normal in our minds when our world has obviously been altered from its regular state.[1] This is an important aspect in potential alterations to the visual field, effectiveness in compensating for alterations in the visual field, visual adaptation, and face recognition. History[edit] Hermann Helmholtz, a distinguished scientist from the 1800s, thoroughly researched conscious sensations and how they converted into meaningful perceptions of events. Experimental support[edit]

L’égo, frein majeur à l’intelligence collaborative Une étude récente a montré que le travail de groupe “affaiblit la créativité et les capacités intellectuelles”. Ça n’est pas une surprise, car les conditions habituelles du travail collectif génèrent davantage de craintes que de confiance mutuelle, libérant au passage toutes les expressions lourdingues de l’égo, frein majeur au travail collaboratif. La presse s’est emparée un peu vite de l’affaire avec un poil insuffisamment de nuance, et voue le travail collaboratif aux gémonies au profit d’un individualisme au blason soudainement redoré. Je m’étais agacée sur mon blog personnel (café-journal du 28 mars) de ces conclusions hâtives, en particulier dans l’Express, qui échouaient à poser les bonnes questions. Car il ne s’agit pas de dire “arrêtons de travailler à plusieurs” mais de réfléchir à: Qu’est qui, dans notre façon de travailler à plusieurs, génère des résultats aussi désastreux? Je profite de l’occasion pour revenir sur ce sujet et développer un peu ma pensée.

Book : The Facebook Effect : The Inside Story of the Company That is Connecting the World - by David Kirkpatrick Become So Good They Can't Ignore You Extended mind thesis In philosophy of mind, the extended mind thesis (EMT) says that the mind does not exclusively reside in the brain or even the body, but extends into the physical world.[1] The EMT proposes that some objects in the external environment can be part of a cognitive process and in that way function as extensions of the mind itself. Examples of such objects are written calculations, a diary, or a PC; in general, it concerns objects that store information. The EMT considers the mind to encompass every level of cognition, including a physical level. The EMT was proposed by Andy Clark and David Chalmers in "The Extended Mind" (1998). For the matter of personal identity (and the philosophy of self), the EMT has the implication that some parts of a person's identity can be determined by their environment. "The Extended Mind"[edit] "The Extended Mind" by Andy Clark and David Chalmers (1998)[2] is the paper that originally stated the EMT. Criticism[edit] Relation to embodied and enacted cognition[edit]

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