How Should We Think About Our Different Styles of Thinking?
Furthermore, people who bring about an acceptable novelty in a domain seem able to use well two opposite ways of thinking: the convergent and the divergent. Convergent thinking is measured by IQ tests, and it involves solving well-defined, rational problems that have one correct answer. Divergent thinking leads to no agreed-upon solution. It involv
... See moreMihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
The tests reflected my ability to reason logically. Either you reason things out or you don’t. Those who do, have high IQs. Those who don’t reach for the mayonnaise when they can’t find the insect repellent. When I became upset over my test score, Hugh explained that everybody thinks differently—I just happen to do it a lot less than the average ad
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This Level 7 technique, called “holographic thinking,” involves our ability to see multiple perspectives at once. Look at a photograph, and notice that it has only one dimension. That’s how a camera sees it. Holograms, however, are created with mirrors to produce a three-dimensional image. Similarly, when you listen to music, you can hear it in mon
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