What is Symbolic Thinking: Understanding Its Essence, Characteristics, and Types

Symbolic Thinking

Symbolic thinking represents one of the most advanced forms of cognitive processing, allowing humans to use symbols or abstract representations to signify objects, concepts, and ideas. This cognitive ability is fundamental in various aspects of daily life and intellectual activities, including language, mathematics, and creative arts. This article delves into the definition of symbolic thinking, …

The Influence of Indoor Environmental Factors on Learning

The Influence of Indoor Environmental Factors on Learning

  The environments in which we learn are crucial to our cognitive capacities and general productivity in the fast-paced world of today. Our learning processes can be greatly impacted by the features of our indoor environments, whether we are in a quiet home office or a busy college library. It is crucial to identify and …

Poemsgenerator.com Review (2024): Is this Poem Generator Worth It?

is poem generating worth it

Have you ever struggled to come up with a poem? Maybe you have a brilliant concept, but you’re having trouble finding the right words. In this blog post, we’ll examine Poemsgenerator.com, a free online program that generates poetry for you based on your own keywords through artificial intelligence.   We’ll look at its features, the …

From information to knowledge or from wisdom to will

From information to knowledge or from wisdom to will

Some of the important feedback loops when we learn are between  (1) information and knowledge and (2) between wisdom and will.  While usually I address the connectivity as a hierarchy, here I want to address the feedback mechanisms. Hierarchy of learnings There are many kinds of hierarchies describing learning. In some of my courses, I …

Diary Of Emotions: What Is It And What Is It For?

Diary Of Emotions

Mental well-being is a fundamental aspect of overall health. The ability to recognize, understand and manage our emotions is essential to leading a balanced and satisfying life. One of the most effective and accessible resources to achieve this is the “emotion diary.” This article explores in depth what an emotion journal is, how it is …

Evolution and smarts of generations

Evolution and smarts of generations

Culture has a huge influence on our intelligence and character. Before we have any chance to leverage our skills we are influenced by our family and mentors, the national and local culture, school, and extracurricular activities. These environmental factors affect the evolution of individuals and societies. Quite possibly personal success is equal part luck, hard …

Learning from immigrants to fight stresses caused by a change

If we consider the most stressful learning experience, the coping techniques that apply to it may apply to everything else. In many ways, immigration is such an experience and I have first-hand lessons to share. More reading here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Resilience and confidence are critical. I used …