Hare Brain Tortoise Mind

Author : Guy Claxton
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062032119
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind written by Guy Claxton and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these accelerated times, our decisive and businesslike ways of thinking are unprepared for ambiguity, paradox, and sleeping on it." We assume that the quick-thinking "hare brain" will beat out the slower Intuition of the "tortoise mind." However, now research in cognitive science is changing this understanding of the human mind. It suggests that patience and confusion--rather than rigor and certainty--are the essential precursors of wisdom. With a compelling argument that the mind works best when we trust our unconscious, or "undermind," psychologist Guy Claxton makes an appeal that we be less analytical and let our creativity have free rein. He also encourages reevaluation of society's obsession with results-oriented thinking and problem-solving under pressure. Packed with Interesting anecdotes, a dozen puzzles to test your reasoning, and the latest related research, Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind is an Illuminating, uplifting, stimulating read that focuses on a new kind of well-being and cognition.

Author : Guy Claxton
Publisher : Harper Perennial
ISBN 13 : 9780060955410
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind written by Guy Claxton and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 1999-12-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these accelerated times, our decisive and businesslike ways of thinking are unprepared for ambiguity, paradox, and sleeping on it." We assume that the quick-thinking "hare brain" will beat out the slower Intuition of the "tortoise mind." However, now research in cognitive science is changing this understanding of the human mind. It suggests that patience and confusion--rather than rigor and certainty--are the essential precursors of wisdom. With a compelling argument that the mind works best when we trust our unconscious, or "undermind," psychologist Guy Claxton makes an appeal that we be less analytical and let our creativity have free rein. He also encourages reevaluation of society's obsession with results-oriented thinking and problem-solving under pressure. Packed with Interesting anecdotes, a dozen puzzles to test your reasoning, and the latest related research, Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind is an Illuminating, uplifting, stimulating read that focuses on a new kind of well-being and cognition.

Author : Guy Claxton
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300215975
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intelligence in the Flesh written by Guy Claxton and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you think that intelligence emanates from the mind and that reasoning necessitates the suppression of emotion, you’d better think again—or rather not “think” at all. In his provocative new book, Guy Claxton draws on the latest findings in neuroscience and psychology to reveal how our bodies—long dismissed as mere conveyances—actually constitute the core of our intelligent life. From the endocrinal means by which our organs communicate to the instantaneous decision-making prompted by external phenomena, our bodies are able to perform intelligent computations that we either overlook or wrongly attribute to our brains. Embodied intelligence is one of the most exciting areas in contemporary philosophy and neuropsychology, and Claxton shows how the privilege given to cerebral thinking has taken a toll on modern society, resulting in too much screen time, the diminishment of skilled craftsmanship, and an overvaluing of white-collar over blue-collar labor. Discussing techniques that will help us reconnect with our bodies, Claxton shows how an appreciation of the body’s intelligence will enrich all our lives.

Author : Guy Claxton
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 185539538X
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wise Up written by Guy Claxton and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the bestselling 'Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind', comes a breakthrough book on the future of learning. The new sciences of brain and mind are revealing that everyone has the capacity to become a powerful, lifelong learner. We can all learn how to learn; it has little to do with conventional intelligence or educational success. Guy Claxton teaches us how to raise children who are curious and confident explorers, and how we ourselves can learn to pair problem-solving with creativity. 'Wise-Up' is essential and compelling reading for parents, educators and managers alike. Guy Claxton is Visiting Professor in Psychology and Education, and Director of the Research Programme on Culture and Learning in Organisations (CLIO), at the University of Bristol. He is the author of thirteen published books.

Author : Guy Claxton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000400409
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Future of Teaching written by Guy Claxton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s time for the educational slugfest to stop. ‘Traditional’ and ‘progressive’ education are both caricatures, and bashing cartoon images of each other is unprofitable and unedifying. The search for a new model of education – one that is genuinely empowering for all young people – is serious and necessary. Some good progress has already been made, but teachers and school leaders are being held back by specious beliefs, false oppositions and the limited thinking of orthodoxy. Drawing on recent experience in England, North America and Australasia, but applicable round the world, The Future of Teaching clears away this logjam of bad science and slack thinking and frees up the stream of much-needed innovation. This timely book aims to banish arguments based on false claims about the brain and poor understanding of cognitive science, reclaim the nuanced middle ground of teaching that develops both rigorous knowledge and ‘character’, and lay the foundations for a 21st-century education worthy of the name.

Author : Guy Claxton
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9781417779253
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hare Brain Tortoise Mind -Lib written by Guy Claxton and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a compelling argument that the mind works best when people trust their unconscious or underminds, psychologist Claxton makes an appeal to readers to be less analytical and let their creativity have free rein.

Author : Guy Claxton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1780744722
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What's the Point of School? written by Guy Claxton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why the education system is failing our kids and how we can start the revolution that will save our schools With their emphasis on regurgitated knowledge and stressful exams, today’s schools actually do more harm than good. Guiding readers past the sterile debates about City Academies and dumbed-down exams, Claxton proves that education’s key responsibility should be to create enthusiastic learners who will go on to thrive as adults in a swiftly-changing, dynamic world. Students must be encouraged to sharpen their wits, ask questions, and think for themselves - all without chucking out Shakespeare or the Periodic Table. Blending down-to-earth examples with the latest advances in brain science, and written with passion, wit, and authority, this brilliant book will inspire teachers, parents, and readers of all backgrounds to join a practical revolution and foster in the next generation a natural curiosity and the spirit of adventure.

Author : John Cleese
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781501716577
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Professor at Large written by John Cleese and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Comedian and actor John Cleese in the role of Ivy League professor at Cornell University, where he is currently professor-at-large. This book includes a selection of talks, essays, and lectures and provides a unique view of Cleese's endless pursuit of intellectual discovery across a range of topics"--

Author : Anna Craft
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452297398
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creativity, Wisdom, and Trusteeship written by Anna Craft and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2007-12-13 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international panel of distinguished experts explores the balance between creativity and wise action, and calls for educators to nurture "wise creativity" in their students.

Author : Gordon Wells
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470752084
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning for Life in the 21st Century written by Gordon Wells and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: United by the belief that the most significant factor in shaping the minds of young people is the cultural setting in which learning takes place, the twenty eminent contributors to this volume present new thinking on education across the boundaries of school, home, work and community.