Category: Thinking
Are your children being set a bad example by teachers?
This morning I read this article: Cardiff schools keep pupils indoors after fox spotted In my view, this is way over the top. (Unless of course rabies is now present in the UK). When I was a boy, growing up in England and living in the countryside (Devon, Staffordshire & Warwickshire), I often saw foxes. [...]
Live out of your imagination
Earlier today I published a post about logic and imagination, commenting that Albert Einstein said: “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” Today we will look at what Dr Steven Covey had to say: “Live out of your imagination, not your history.” Another pertinent quote, is that of Blair [...]
Are you a logical snob?
So who, or what, is a logical snob? First let’s define the word snob, as per the dictionary: n. 1. One who tends to patronize, rebuff, or ignore people regarded as social inferiors and imitate, admire, or seek association with people regarded as social superiors. 2. One who affects an offensive air of self-satisfied superiority [...]
Labels – and how they muddy thinking.
Labels – or stereotypes – are a kind of anchor for the mind. A way in which we categorize and process information. As such, they can be very misleading and cause significant distortions in our thinking, our understanding and the way we process information. Take the word hero for example. The word is defined in [...]
