Archive for the ‘Our Minds’ Category
Too much of thought is spent on useless things for it to be truly helpful in tackling a big issue. If you have something you are trying to brainstorm about, you will probably run into a few problems if it is your first time brainstorming. It can be hard to focus on the problem at hand in order to find the best solution. You may also spend time thinking in directions that won?t end up helping you find the final solution. Therefore, you should follow certain brainstorming rules that have been used by brainnstormers for years. They will help you get started with the best brainstorming session.
The first rule of brainstorming is to ignore absolutely no idea. Anything that comes to you during the brainstorming process is one more idea than you had before, and therefore should not be discounted. Even if you think it is absolutely ridiculous when it first comes to you, you should write it down anyway. You may find it is more possible than you realized before, or that you can build a working plan off of its basic premise.
You should always keep either a piece of paper or a tape recorder with you during your brainstorming session. Either of these will allow you to record everything that comes to you, and maximize your brainstorming session. You can buy nice dictating tape recorders that will switch on whenever you start talking. These are often hailed as one of the best ways to keep track of your thoughts during a brainstorming session. Afterwards if you forget an idea, you can just hit the rewind key and listen to your very moment of revelation once again.
Once you are done, you may be faced with a horde of great ideas, or you may have found absolutely nothing. But brainstorming is a powerful process that allows you to unlock the vast resource that is your own mind, and allow you to think of the problem from a different standpoint and possibly be able to think of something. So give it a try. It will only take a short while, and may give you something that you never thought was possible.
Some people believe that your IQ is the ultimate indicator of intelligence. Children take IQ tests, and if they get a high score, they are considered gifted. That was the old school of thought. The new school of thought indicates that there are several indicators of intelligence and not all of them have to do with traditional book learning methods. Teachers and parents nowadays are more sensitive to the fact that each child is different and everyone has their own strengths.
Yes, it is true that someone with a high IQ has a high amount of a certain type of ability. Some are good in math and science; others are better at language and writing. However, in order to score well on typical IQ tests, you pretty much need to have a high amount of ability in several different areas. Some people consider this to be flawed thinking.
Instead of focusing on IQ, parents, teachers, and children should worry about building their own unique strengths and abilities. This should start early in a child?s life. For example, if a child shows aptitude in music, perhaps learning an instrument is a good idea. If a child likes to read, suggest to them different books and ask them questions about it.
However, there is a fine line between building their abilities and pushing them too far. Ask them what they want to do. Encourage them to build their skills and learn. Make them feel as if they have a choice. Even a child with a high IQ will renounce their schooling and get poor grades if they are driven to it by their parents, teachers, and peers. Good parenting and good teaching will help a child reach his or her own abilities.
Having a high IQ is not important these days because most feel that it doesn?t truly measure intelligence. IQ tests don?t take into account the fact that some children have abilities in areas such as art and music. People with high levels of abilities in these areas can also be considered geniuses. Instead of worrying about the terminology, work instead to build your own strengths. Living up to your personal potential and enhancing the skills in what you are good at is more important than what any IQ test can say.