Problem solving is a complex psychological process through which we try to find the best way to overcome an obstacle or face a challenge. Unfortunately, this process is not always linear, but can …
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.
We lose opportunities because of our additive thinking
Less is more, said architect Mies Van der Rohe. However, it is difficult for us to assimilate that we should subtract more and add less. And it shouldn't even surprise us since we live in a society …
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Counterfactual Thinking Trap: Thinking About What Didn’t Happen
Counterfactual thinking is our everyday adventure companion. Although we are not fully aware of its existence, it is almost always present. Every time we use terms like "almost" it is the …
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Brainstorming: How to apply this technique to be more creative?
The Brainstorming is much more than a technique, it is an authentic method of group working whose objective is to enhance creativity to the maximum. Developed by Alex Osborn, a specialist in …
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Cognitive Misers, people who prefer not to think
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 many stimuli and there are so many variables to …
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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 in the ark? If you are like most people, you …
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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 intelligents from those who are not. Thus, when we …
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