All of us, more or less, are cognitive misers. We live in a complex and uncertain world that is constantly changing. Every day we are faced with so …
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Intelligence
Intelligence is the ability to solve problems, which means that it is not limited to cognition and IQ but goes much further. In fact, there are different types of intelligence. The psychologist Howard Gardner spokes of the multiple intelligences and later Daniel Goleman made reference to Emotional Intelligence which refers to our ability to understand and manage both our emotions and those of the others.
Knowing how your cognitive processes work, including memory to percepcion, will help you develop some psychological techniques that help you learn better and faster or solve problems with creativity. Discover what kind of intelligence you have, how to develop your intelligence, how to empower the creative thought and your memory.
The Moses Illusion, or why we are easier to deceive than we think
Stop for a second and answer these simple questions: In the Bible, which animal swallowed Jonah? How many animals of each type did Moses carry …
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Intelligence: Divine gift or common capacity?
Much have been said, written and discussed about intelligence, although this word has only served for many years to label and even segregate the …
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Study reveals that the modern lifestyle is turning us more stupid
Our modern lifestyle is under scrutiny. More and more people question whether our way of living enhances intelligence or, on the contrary, makes us …
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Self-centered bias: Believing that the world revolves around us
We are all protagonists in the movie of our lives, but we must not fall into the error of thinking that the world is a mere backdrop, a scenario that …
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5 characteristics that distinguish wise people from those that are not
Intelligence is the ability to solve problems, wisdom involves solving those problems in the most effective and sensitive way possible. A wise person …
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What is synectics?
Synectics is the basis of creativity since all creative action is based on the conjugation of previously existing ideas or things to give rise to a …