“Illiterate people of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn and relearn.”
Alvin toffler
This means that by focusing only on your strengths, you risk overestimating your own strength and failing. In addition, at this moment there is a risk of forgetting about our weaknesses, on which you also need to work. Today we will talk about how you can constantly and effectively develop your brain.
1. You need to think in different ways so that the brain remains active
Your brain thinks differently depending on the task it needs to solve. Indeed, depending on the case, one type of thinking may be much more effective than another. Using only one type of thinking, you risk starting to look at the world very narrowly and one-sidedly.
Edward de Bono created the Six Thinking Hats method. The psychologist believes that we must challenge our brain in order to find the most effective solution. You must learn to think, using each type of thinking to develop your brain: for example, relying not only on deduction, but also on instincts, critical judgment, intuition, analysis. By choosing the right type of thinking, brain activity increases dramatically.
The theory that we use only one hemisphere for mental activity is absurd, because for this we need the entire brain as a whole.
“The brain is inherently integral.”
Ed herrmann
Neurons are interconnected throughout the brain, and during mental activity it is fully active.
In her book Holistic Work of the Brain, Ed Herrmann and his daughter Ann describe four basic thinking styles that guide people: the administrator, the talker, problem solver, the dreamer. And they all correspond to the four quadrants of the brain. Most people think that only one dominates.
Some of us tend to focus on the big picture to find the right answers; others seek clues in detail: the thinking of each of us is individual. The artist thinks in his own way, the detective – otherwise; poets and philosophers also developed an individual type of thinking. But what if you could adopt the mindset of each of these people?
2. Detectives use logic and deduction.
“I believe that the human brain is initially similar to a small empty attic, and you must make it the kind of furniture you choose.”
Sherlock Holmes
Detectives in their work rely on attentiveness, observation and logic. Their mind must always remain open to the purity of judgment, and these people learn not to judge, but to observe.
Maria Konnikova, author of The Master of the Mind: Think like Sherlock Holmes, explains how mindfulness helped a famous detective to focus on really important details. Holmes observed the facts without any prejudice. The detective focused on finding connections and analyzing everything he saw. He applied the principles of deductive reasoning.
Dr. James said: “What is a detective story? This is not a murder, but the restoration of order. ” Sometimes you will have to take a step back in order to understand the nature of certain phenomena, the pattern of people’s behavior, the reason for their actions. To think like a detective, learn to do the following:
1) Watch, not judging.
2) Write your hypothesis.
3) Go back and let your mind create a connection between events and facts.
4) Remember your own prejudices.
5) Confirm your hypothesis with rigor, facts and objectivity.
3. Philosophers – question masters
“If you can’t just explain something, you don’t understand it well enough.”
Albert Einstein
Philosophers, unlike detectives, try not to solve a crime, but want to understand why it was committed. They are looking for answers to such abstract questions as: “What is freedom?” Or “What does it mean to live?”. Philosophers are not afraid to challenge their brains by starting to think in a different plane than most people. Each of us can become a victim of our own stereotypes, because our brain supports the idea with which we are familiar.
In the world of philosophy, it is not so important to be able to find the answers, but it is necessary to ask the right questions in order to finally get to the truth, to the original idea.
To develop your brain in this direction, do the following:
1) Do not take anything as everyday
2) Use your daily experience as an incentive to challenge your beliefs
3) Identify the weakness in the argument and use it
4) Try to change the problem before solving it
5 ) Constantly study new views and hypotheses
4. The sculptor gets rid of the unnecessary, to show the world the very essence
“I saw an angel in marble and cut it out before I released it”
Michelangelo
Sculptors observe, but not the object, but what it can be turned into. These people see not just a piece of marble or a bar of wood, but an angel, a beautiful maiden or a mythical animal. Their task is to get rid of unnecessary details in order to create something beautiful, to extract the essence of the subject.
Michelangelo said: “Every stone has a statue inside it, and the task of the sculptor is to open it.”
The sculptor looks at different angles at the stone to turn it into a masterpiece. He looks into the depths, knows how to see the whole picture in something, at first glance, ugly. So you must learn to look into the depths of things, look for the true essence, and not rely on what you see with your eyes.
To be able to see the essence, you must do the following:
1) Look at the possibilities, not the reality
2) Focus on eliminating the unnecessary
3) Do not work on the details before you understand the “essence”
4) Remove the unusual from the general
5. Journalists are skeptical and inquisitive.
“If your mom says she loves you, get confirmation from at least two independent sources before you believe her.”
Anonymous
Journalists are looking for sources to verify any facts. Lazy will be content with two – a professional will interview a dozen people to make any conclusion. Journalists are trained to ask questions, to be more curious than any person.
“Gradually, I realized that people would be easier to swallow a lie than the truth, as if the taste of a lie was homely, appetizing.”
Marta gellhorn
The work of a journalist is extremely difficult, and these people face constant competition. Therefore, telling the world the next news, professionals want to rely on the facts so that their sensation does not become another jaundice. The search for truth requires skepticism and curiosity.
To think like a journalist:
1) Do not rely on the first results of searches
2) Search for various sources, especially the opposite
3) Never trust your sources, doubt them again and again
4) Facts are not a story. There are many facts, but only one main story
5) Your reputation is everything. Do not risk her for short-term glory.
6. Writers describe what others are doing.
“When the mind lacks paintings, it invents its own.”
Gary Snyder
Poets think in images, not words. Creativity of the writer is a conversation with his mind, the search for solutions to many questions. You make up a situation, and then you try to find a reasonable way out of it. The work of a writer rarely begins with the ultimate idea – usually it is a process of creativity, in which thoughts come at the moment of work, there is only a certain skeleton of one great idea on which the author strung thoughts.
The author makes the words not just transmit the thought, but creates in the mind of the reader images, pictures, makes you think and think. Curiosity, imagination and the desire to come up with something new can give your brain unprecedented opportunities and prospects.
To think like a poet:
1) Thoughts in images, not words
2) Play with sounds, rhymes and crazy images
3) Experiment with words
4) Free yourself; visit unusual places that you have never been to before
5) Spend time to pause and watch
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