If you’ve ever suffered a migraine, you’ve endured one of the most unpleasant maladies a human can experience. And if you’re asking yourself if you’ve ever experienced a migraine, the answer is probably no, because when you’ve experienced a migraine, there is absolutely no mistaking that it was a...
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Sleep Paralysis: A state of mind or something demonic?
When I was 19 years old, I experienced what would be the first of many episodes of what scientists call sleep paralysis. Though, I didn’t know that was the name of my terrifying encounters. I was certain I was under attack by demons. For me (and for most who...
The power of music on the brain
The human brain is more powerful than any computer known to man. Science is only beginning to understand the miracle of how the mind works. And although science is still pioneering discoveries about the grey matter between our ears, we do know quite a bit. If you’re interested in...
Fostering student creativity through teacher behaviors
Fostering student creativity has become an added responsibility of classroom teachers. Teachers therefore need to be aware of possible ways to foster student creativity. Student creativity can be enhanced through social modelling, reinforcement, and classroom ecology. It is argued that teachers’ own teaching behaviors play a critical role in...
Critical Thinking Skills
Sparking Ideas and Solving Problems There are many ways to spark ideas, either in personal circles or in the work place. Anyone can build up their idea skillset, and be able to generate more thoughts and solutions to problems. One of the key characteristics to being able to do...
Your Determination Determines your Destiny
What is your dream life? What kind of destiny you want to create for yourself? At one point, we have a clue what it could be. However, it keeps changing with the time. We tend to have another dream or goals just because the earlier one seems impossible to...
The Ladder of Inference
How do you define Truth? What do you believe about human capability and motivation? What do you believe about human nature? You probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about these questions. But, these definitions, beliefs, and assumptions about others are always acting, filtering, and coloring your response...
The Best Products and Services Come from Visionaries
What do the iPhone, penicillin and the Harry Potter book series all have in common? Yes, they are recognized and used the world over, but there’s something more. They’re all the product of visionary minds. With each of these products, the creator was a dreamer who had a unique...
How Leaders Can Focus on the Big Picture
Every leader knows that they shouldn’t micromanage — even if some of us still do. But while we understand the downsides of micromanaging and taken action to avoid it, we still haven’t sufficiently embraced the upsides of not micromanaging.The main upside is that leaders have more time to spend...
How to Create an Exponential Mindset
Digital business models are a bit of a misnomer. It’s not digital technology that defines them; it’s their ability to create exponential value. The music and video industries, for example, weren’t redefined by converting analog to digital formats. Just ask Sony about Minidisc players and Netflix about their DVD...