Thinking Clearly and Analytically
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Thinking Clearly and Analytically
Insights on Logical Thinking for Leaders -- with a Puzzling Perspective
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This startup wants you to treat mental health like going to the gym

This startup wants you to treat mental health like going to the gym | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
Coa, backed by NBA star Kevin Love and Casper cofounder Neil Parikh, takes a proactive approach to therapy.
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Four causes for ‘Zoom fatigue’ and their solutions

Four causes for ‘Zoom fatigue’ and their solutions | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
It’s not just Zoom. Popular video chat platforms have design flaws that exhaust the human mind and body. But there are easy ways to mitigate their effects.
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AI Spins into its Metaphase

AI Spins into its Metaphase | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
The Metaphase of advancing AI requires the growth of leaders who possess a new wisdom to manage the collision of digital expansion with aging assumptions.
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Mental tactics for achieving long-term goals

Mental tactics for achieving long-term goals | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
Did you know that 92% of people never actually achieve the goals they set out to meet? Understanding the psychology of why we psyche ourselves out can help you not be one of them.
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Avoiding Bad Decisions

Avoiding Bad Decisions | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
Avoiding bad decisions is just as important as making good ones. Knowing the warning signs and having a set of rules for your decision-making process limits the amount of luck you need to get good outcomes.
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Consumer Reports finds unclear, questionable privacy practices and policies among popular mental health apps

Consumer Reports finds unclear, questionable privacy practices and policies among popular mental health apps | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
Men­tal Health Apps Aren’t All As Pri­vate As You May Think (Con­sumer Reports): Type “men­tal health” or a con­di­tion such as anx­i­ety or depres­sion into an app store search bar, and you can end up scrolling through end­less screens of options. As a recent Con­sumer Reports inves­ti­ga­tion has found, these apps take wide­ly var­ied approach­es […]
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Why ZOOM Fatigue Can Be Self-Fulfilling

Why ZOOM Fatigue Can Be Self-Fulfilling | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
It might be time to shift how you think about Zoom meetings.
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COVID-19's Effect on The Brain

COVID-19's Effect on The Brain | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
Scientists are researching the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the brain. Sanjay Gupta reports the latest news and shares tips for cognitive health
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February 15, 2021 9:00 AM
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DANIEL BURRUS’ TECHNOTRENDS NEWSLETTER

DANIEL BURRUS’ TECHNOTRENDS NEWSLETTER | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
The Cognitive Domain
Bloom’s Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain is a hierarchy of how the cognitive processes of a human being operate.
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A section from Daniel's latest newsletter puts a classic concept into the thinking from the perspective of a futurist.

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If you’re a fruit fly, tease your mind with this optical illusion. Humans welcome too.

If you’re a fruit fly, tease your mind with this optical illusion. Humans welcome too. | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
Please move your gaze around the image, rest­ing from time to time. Then, fix your gaze at a point, and see what happens. You will prob­a­bly first see ‘snakes’ rotat­ing, some clock­wise, oth­ers anti­clock­wise, and then stop. In fact, it’s just an sta­tion­ary image — noth­ing is mov­ing at all. Visu­al per­cep­tion is cre­at­ed by our brain’s […]
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Saw this on National Puzzle Day but I already post other puzzles -- so I'll keep the celebration going for another week!

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January 29, 2021 7:36 AM
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Regular crosswords and number puzzles linked to sharper brain in later life

Regular crosswords and number puzzles linked to sharper brain in later life | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
Older adults who regularly take part in word and number puzzles have sharper brains, according to the largest online study to date.
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#NationalPuzzleDay

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Neuroimaging, big data and mental health: A survey of the land

Neuroimaging, big data and mental health: A survey of the land | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
Men­tal and degen­er­a­tive dis­or­ders are among the most cost­ly and com­mon caus­es of dis­abil­i­ty in soci­ety today. Because the brain is the most com­plex organ in the human body, diag­nos­ing and treat­ing prob­lems when things go wrong pos­es enor­mous chal­lenges. Even before the 1990s was des­ig­nat­ed the Decade of the Brain, the poten­tial of neuroimaging—the […]
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What Is Emotional Intelligence?

What Is Emotional Intelligence? | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
Emotional intelligence is the ability to perceive, manage, and regulate emotions. Learn about the role this can play in relationships and other areas.
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The connection to thinking clearly is "clear!"

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The Infusion of Science Into HR –

The Infusion of Science Into HR – | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
The new best-selling book Think Again, from organizational psychologist and Wharton professor Adam Grant, calls on all of us to apply the scientific method when we take positions and make decisions. “Treat your emerging view as a hunch or a hypothesis and test it with data,” Grant instructs.  But what does this mean for business?  As Grant notes, entrepreneurs and leaders are typically celebrated “for being strong-minded and clear-sighted. They're supposed to be paragons of conviction: decisive and certain.” But research shows that those who are willing to test out their assumptions, change their minds, and pivot from their original
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Harvard study: Business travel linked to stronger economy

Harvard study: Business travel linked to stronger economy | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
The study’s authors attribute this link to the movement of “knowhow”—a quantity that exists only in brains and is transferred from brain to brain through lived experiences, over years of imitating, repeating, and responding to situations. It’s the type of knowledge that cannot be written in a book or defined by an algorithm, but must be picked
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This is fascinating.  As someone who's traveled extensively -- including internationally -- and now is training people virtually, I really understand this.  The connections and knowledge sharing are not the same when training virtually.

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Rational Thinking as a Process

Rational Thinking as a Process | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
A lack of thought does not characterize most of these scenarios, but rather an incomplete consideration of the situation. Typically, poor decisions or other mistakes are a result of flawed or incomplete thinking, not the absence of thinking.
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Psychology of Human Misjudgment

Psychology of Human Misjudgment | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
In The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, Charlie Munger explains why we behave the way we do. This is a transcript of the fully updated talk.
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March 15, 2021 9:00 AM
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How Wonder and Awe help us transcend self, regulate stress, and improve well-being

How Wonder and Awe help us transcend self, regulate stress, and improve well-being | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
What is awe? We have all expe­ri­enced it, even if we didn’t know what to call it. Whether we’re over­look­ing a beau­ti­ful view after a chal­leng­ing hike or watch­ing a new leaf grow on the plant we’ve been nur­tur­ing in lock­down, the feel­ing we get in that moment—amazed, inspired, transported—is what researchers call awe. In his new […]
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To see the future more clearly, find your blind spots

To see the future more clearly, find your blind spots | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
After being bombarded with disruption in 2020, executives can better prepare for the next crisis by considering new perspectives.
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Declines seen in employee mental health

Declines seen in employee mental health | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
A serious decline in employees' mental health makes it imperative that employers step up to help, researchers say.
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World's first mental health gym takes a fitness approach to emotional wellness

World's first mental health gym takes a fitness approach to emotional wellness | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
California-based startup Coa aims to get people to take a proactive approach to their emotional wellness through regular maintenance at mental health gyms.
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Mind Games that Can Make You a Better Boss

Mind Games that Can Make You a Better Boss | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
Mind games don’t have to be malicious, difficult, or silly. Here are three that can make you a better boss.
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Jigsaw Puzzling Taps Multiple Cognitive Abilities and Is a Potential Protective Factor for Cognitive Aging

Jigsaw Puzzling Taps Multiple Cognitive Abilities and Is a Potential Protective Factor for Cognitive Aging | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
Prevention of neurocognitive disorders is currently one of the greatest unmet medical challenges. The cognitive effects of solving jigsaw puzzles (JPs) have not been studied so far, despite its frequent use as a leisure activity in all age cohorts worldwide
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It's National Puzzle Day!

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The Best Ways to Strengthen Your Logical Thinking Skills

The Best Ways to Strengthen Your Logical Thinking Skills | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
Try these exercises to strengthen your logical thinking skills in the workplace.
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What are Cognitive Skills and Abilities?

What are Cognitive Skills and Abilities? | Thinking Clearly and Analytically | Scoop.it
Cognitive abilities are the brain-based skills we need to carry out any task from the simplest to the most complex. Learn how to develop cognitive abilities.
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