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10 Essential Cognitive Skills for Navigating Life
The human brain does information acquisition, pattern recognition, and goal direction. Give the goal direction system a goal and you give the pattern recognition system a purpose and the information acquisition system a target. Cortisol levels drop. It’s why, Lion believes, everyone needs a mission.
Steven Kotler • Last Tango in Cyberspace: A Novel
Intelligence is traditionally viewed as the ability to think and learn. Yet in a turbulent world, there’s another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn.
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
It outlines five key habits of intelligent thinkers, emphasizing the importance of evidence, diverse perspectives, recognizing connections, imagining alternatives, and evaluating significance in problem-solving and decision-making processes.
Link■ Sensemaking: the ability to determine the deeper meaning or significance of what is being expressed ■ Social and emotional intelligence: the ability to connect to others in a deep and direct way, to sense and stimulate reactions and desired interactions ■ Novel and adaptive thinking: proficiency at coming up with solutions and responses beyond th
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