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The Gravity of Plasticity
1. A definition… Neuroplasticity: The brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. 2. Curiosity and Frustration improve Neuroplasticity. When we engage with a problem that we can’t solve from prior experience, the frustration and curiosity actively build new neural pathways. The ‘Aha’ moment is our brain discovering a new chemical…
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Neo-Phobia, Fear of the New
New ideas are trouble, and that’s why we love/hate them 🙂 1. What is a New Idea? “An idea is nothing more or less than a new combination of old elements. The capacity to bring old elements into new combinations depends largely on the ability to see relationships.” The Science Of Great Ideas–How to Train Your Creative…
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Infinity + Design
Defining Infinity 1 of 3 The best introduction to infinity and how to think about it comes from the book “Everything and More” by David Foster Wallace. “Beware of thinking that infinity is just an incredibly, unbelievably enormous number. There are, of-course, many such numbers, especially in physics and astronomy…” Infinity is a way to…