Category: Cognitive
Discipline: Why You Shouldn’t Tell People About Your Goals
Self-Control: How to Remain Calm With People
Knowing we are all sinful vs. viewing all people as evil; there is a big difference. We are all fallen creatures, totally depraved in essence, but enabled to live a civil life (for the most part) by the will and purpose of God. If we see that He keeps most men and women above the…
I Have Forgotten How To Read: Michael Harris: The Globe and Mail
Serious Implications… I found this to be both an interesting and troubling read (no pun intended). I think it explains much in our day, doesn’t bode well for the future, but sets forth a problem that can be easily resolved if society cares enough to do so. Though the article was well-written for the most…
Is Listening To A Book ‘Cheating?’: Valerie Strauss: The Washington Post
I find audio books beneficial for relaxation, detail retention, and as a visualization booster. I have aphantasia and find it nearly impossible to sustain mental imagery whilst reading. Audio allows my mind to generate an adumbral, silhouette-like depiction of the storyline. Sometimes, when relaxed and focused enough, colour and clarity appear for a bit, which…
Communication & Interaction: The Overachieving Verb: Santosh Desai
“If earlier we liked someone or something, it usually stayed within us. it gave us a nice warm feeling, it was a little fund of goodwill, a splashy puddle of well-being. Sometimes we communicated our appreciation, most often we did not. The words we used to describe our way of being have now been hijacked…
Why is Asking ‘Why’ Important in Life? | Paula Lawes | Pick the Brain
“When you’re a child ‘why’ is a question regularly, from the most obvious of questions to the more complicated. It’s a part of growing up and, although somewhat frustrating when asked regularly, it’s what children do. There is a fascination with life, a pure curiosity about all the things as adults, we take for granted…”…
The Science Behind Intuition: Kelly Turner Ph.D.: Psychology Today
“Why you should trust your gut. Almost every Radical Remission cancer survivor I’ve studied used their intuition to help make decisions related to their healing process. Research on intuition and following your ‘gut’ instinct may explain why…” To read the rest of the article, click: The Science Behind Intuition | Psychology Today
Intuition May Reveal Where Expertise Resides in the Brain: Scientific American
“Our ability to provide rapid, accurate answers engages a small area in the brain’s basal ganglia, a hub for learning and automatic behaviors…Sometimes a solution just appears out of nowhere. You bring your multipage spreadsheet to the finance department, and within seconds the accountant tells you something isn’t quite right without being able to say…
The Neurological Basis of Intuition – Neurophilosophy
“Most of us have experienced the vague feeling of knowing something without having any memory of learning it. This phenomenon is commonly known as a “gut feeling” or “intuition”; more accurately though, it is described as implicit or unconscious recognition memory, to reflect the fact that it arises from information that was not attended to,…
Spiritual Wrestlings 