Category Archives: Psychology

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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Brain Waves, Meditation, and Binaural Beats – An exploration

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Think-Grow

What Do We Mean When We Say “Brain Waves” ? The Brain is made of billions of brain cells called neurons. Neurons are interconnected and communicate with each other by sending electro-chemical signals. When large numbers of neurons send signals … Continue reading →

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On the road to Emotional Intelligence : The Emotions Map and other things ..

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Think-Grow

  Emanuel Derman (here) draws a nice similarity between how Spinoza in his ‘Ethics’ approached human emotion as Euclid approached geometry : Defining three Primitives and ( Pain (sorrow) , Pleasure  (joy) , and Desire ) and then proceeded to … Continue reading →

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Left Brain & Right Brain : Good Advertising

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Think-Grow

Came across this ad (by Mercedes Benz) … Although it is a bit too “linear” in terms of the separation of the functions of the left brain and right brain , it is is visually very creative and beautiful … … Continue reading →

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Obliquity by John Kay – Book Review

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Think-Grow

This book discusses how it is impossible sometimes to pursue our goals directly, where oblique (indirect) paths yield better results.   The writer basically validates this by examples from three fields. The happiest people aren’t those who pursue happiness, the … Continue reading →

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On Multitasking: Can you Multitask ?

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Think-Grow

Think-Grow: Multitasking is a huge discussion now… How beneficial is it ? Can it really deliver considerable benefits? a short article on HBR blogs discusses a negative point of view on multitasking and how it can actually reduce personal effectiveness. … Continue reading →

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Speech Therapy

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Think-Grow

Speech therapy .. Stuttering .. Children .. more The Economist had an interesting article on speech therapy, inspired by the movie ‘the king’s speech’… It discusses historical approaches to the problem, including blaming it on dryness of the tongue (In … Continue reading →

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Music, The Brain, and Mental health… from childhood to old age

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Think-Grow

The relationship between the music, our brain, and mental health in the different stages of our life is most interesting. It touches on a number of subjects related to left brain vs right brain development, the role of language, and … 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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The Learning Wheel : The Four Stages of the Learning Cycle

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Think-Grow

( Adapted from the Book by Charles Handy – The Age of Unreason ) Handy believes that it is best to think of learning (see also http://www.think-grow.biz/learn.html) as a wheel of four parts: Question Theory Test Reflection it doesn’t end at … Continue reading →

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On Motivating People ( From Jim Collins’ Book: Good to Great )

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Think-Grow

“Spending Time and Energy trying to ‘motivate’ people is  a waste of effort. The real question is not ‘how do we motivate our people’. If you have the right people they will be self-motivated. The Key is to not de-motivate … 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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