Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: Why Intelligence Increases when You Think LessThe human brain will do a number of unusual and interesting things if given time. It will learn patterns of a degree of subtlety which normal, busy consciousness cannot even see, let alone master, and make sense out of ill-defined situations which leave everyday rationality flummoxed. It will get to the bottom of personal, emotional issues more successfully than the questioning intellect. It will detect and respond to meaning, in poetry for example, that cannot be articulated. |
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The Speed of Thought | 1 |
Learning by Osmosis | 15 |
How Thinking Gets in the Way of Learning | 28 |
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Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less Guy Claxton Limited preview - 2016 |
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