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How Do Great Scientists, Creative Thinkers, and Problem Solvers Solve Hard Problems?

In The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking, Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird explain how smart people solve hard problems.

By JD May 7, 2013 4 Comments Read More →

How To Do Math in Your Head Faster

If you want to get better at math or do it faster in your head, so you can do better at work or do better in school, there’s a way to do so. One of the things my Dad taught me early on was to do math in my head, whenever I could. He taught me to round things to 10s, 100′s, 1000s, and to re-arrange the math and break it down if it was, too complex.

By JD May 5, 2013 Leave a comment Read More →

The Power of Thought

As a Man Thinketh is a masterful work and timeless classic on ideas around the power of thought including: thought and character, effect of thought on circumstances, effect of thought on health and the body, thought and purpose, the thought factor in achievement, visions and ideals, and serenity. It’s a lot of thoughts to *think* about.

By JD May 25, 2012 7 Comments Read More →

What is Intelligence?

This post is less about the definition of intelligence or what is intelligence, and more about why have a different definition of intelligence in the first place. To put it simply, I think how we see intelligence and how we see ourselves can be limiting or enabling. And, I’m a fan of enabling and empowering you … with skill. My dictionary says that intelligence is, “the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations: Reason, also: the skilled use of reason … and the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one’s environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria.” In my view, that’s interesting but limited.

By JD May 20, 2012 4 Comments Read More →

Think of Yourself as a Thinker

Your self-image is a key to improving your thinking skills. If you want to improve your thinking skills, one of the most important first steps is to think of yourself as a thinker.

By JD August 15, 2011 18 Comments Read More →