Category Archives: Fun & Humor

Fewer in Rich Countries say ‘Today is a Good Day’ – US an exception

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Think-Grow

Very interesting poll by pew reveals that less and less people in the rich world say ‘Today is a Good Day’ … There seems to be an inverse relationship between ‘GDP per Capita’ (National) and the number of people who … Continue reading →

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The Sleep Reader : Sleep , Insights , Knowledge , and the Mind

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Think-Grow

How much sleeps should we get each day? How is sleep regulated, and what good exactly is it to our mind and learning? What are sleep “best-practices” ?   This article assembles inputs and blurbs from different places to try … Continue reading →

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Paradoxes … Interesting Mental Sports

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Think-Grow

Paradoxes are interesting logical structures which might look as true but are internally contradicting.. They are many times ‘invalid’ (logically) , but are very helpful in promoting critical thinking … They are very interesting in literature and philosophy, and a … Continue reading →

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Ancient Mystery : A Quest for Hidden Wisdom (Mobile Game)

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Think-Grow

@ ^ == v @ m   Games and Learning run hand in hand many times. Games can be used as tools to encourage learning and curiosity for knowing more about a wide range of subjects. The imaginative environment and … Continue reading →

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Upside-Down Thinking: Interesting Examples

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Think-Grow

These Examples of Upside-Down Thinking are adapted from ‘The Age of Unreason’ by Charles Handy. Upside-Down Thinking wonders what magic it is that determines that forty hours spread over five days should be the working week for most people.. Why … Continue reading →

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Shredded Similes, Mutilated Metaphors

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Think-Grow

For your entertainment, actual similes and metaphors found by high school English teachers from across the country in their student’s essays. – Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a … Continue reading →

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Interesting Quotes from the Movie Wall Street

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Think-Grow

Wall Street is an interesting movie, that portrays different images and struggles within the world of business and finance – regardless of whether the director (Oliver Stone) was actually really biased against powerful corporate and finance professionals. It draws the … Continue reading →

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Brain Teaser .. Truth-teller – Liar (from KhanAcademy)

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Think-Grow
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Linkedin’s Most overused buzz words

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Think-Grow

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with more than 85 million members worldwide, today released the most overused words and phrases in members’ LinkedIn profiles. The top 10 terms that are overused by professionals based in the … Continue reading →

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Theory

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Think-Grow

“every theory makes a bargain with reality” M. Sahlins “Every theory trades certain kinds of knowledge at the expense of other kinds of knowledge. to put it more forcefully, every knowledge comes at the expense of a certain kind of … Continue reading →

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