Psychology Genius

Erno Rubik was a child when he first became obsessed with puzzles of all kinds. "Puzzles", he writes, "bring out important qualities in each of us: concentration, curiosity, a sense of play, the eagerness to discover a solution". To Rubik, puzzles aren't just games - they're creativity machines. He encourages us to embrace our inner curiosity and find the puzzles that surround us in our everyday lives. "If you are determined, you will solve them", he writes. Rubik's own puzzle, the Cube, has been solved by millions worldwide for more than 40 years....

One of the nation's leading psychologists asks why today's corporate leaders desire but reject creative solutions - and finds some surprising conclusions.

In this groundbreaking work, Genius Spark, Rex Miller embarks on a transformative exploration, aimed not merely at uncovering innate talents but helping listners to master them. With a nuanced understanding of how both self-perception and raw ability shape our lives, this book peels away the layers that can dim our inner brilliance, facilitating a journey from sporadic flashes of excellence, to a luminous, enduring flame.

What propels some individuals to reach extraordinary creative heights in the earliest years of life while others discover their passions decades later? Are prodigies imbued with innate talent? Do late bloomers reveal their talents because their skills require life experience and contemplation? Through engaging storytelling and intriguing historical and cutting-edge scientific research, best-selling author and acclaimed journalist Claudia Kalb explores these questions to uncover what makes a prodigy and what drives a late bloomer.

With a spectacular array of true stories and case studies of the hidden benefits of mess, A Perfect Mess overturns the accepted wisdom that tight schedules, organization, neatness, and consistency are the keys to success.

Art Thinking combines the mind-sets of art and the tools of business to protect space for open-ended exploration and manage risks on your way to success. Art Thinking takes you from "Wouldn't it be cool if...?" to realizing your highest aims, helping you build creative skills you can apply across all facets of business and life. Warm, honest, and unexpected, Art Thinking will help you reimagine your work and life-and even change the world-while enjoying the journey from point A.

Generating and executing great ideas is the key to staying ahead in a rapidly changing world. It seems so basic. Why is it so hard to actually get right? According to innovation expert Phil McKinney, the real problem is that we're teaching people to ask the wrong questions about their businesses - or none at all. There has to be a better way. In Beyond the Obvious, McKinney will help you use his proven FIRE (Focus, Ideation, Rank, Execution) Method to dig deeper and get back to asking the right questions - the ones all companies must ask to survive.

In Life Finds a Way, biologist Andreas Wagner reveals the deep symmetry between innovation in biological evolution and human cultural creativity. Rarely is either a linear climb to perfection - instead, "progress" is typically marked by a sequence of peaks, plateaus, and pitfalls. For instance, in Picasso's 40-some iterations of Guernica, we see the same combination of small steps, incessant reshuffling, and large, almost reckless, leaps that characterize the way evolution transformed a dinosaur's grasping claw into a condor's soaring wing.

Ever wonder why you lack motivation with some or all areas of your life? Does it feel like you’re constantly low on energy and you feel lazy all the time? If this sounds like you, then read on. You’ve already taken the first steps by willing yourself to research the topic of motivation and find this detailed and insightful guide. Now it’s time to take the next step toward achieving what you want out of life.

Erik Wahl, a visual artist, speaker, and entrepreneur, helps us unite the yin and yang of creativity - the dynamic new ideas with the dogged effort. He shows why we won't get far if we rely on the spark without the grind or the grind without the spark. What the world really needs are the creators who can hold the two in balance. This audiobook offers surprising insights and practical advice about how to fan the sparks and make the grind more productive.

How do we define genius? Standardized testing to measure intelligence began in the first half of the 20th century, but a high IQ score is only one way to quantify genius. In this audiobook, Eureka! The Science of Genius, we review the latest research on the nature of intellectual and creative achievement, including traits that geniuses tend to share, how much of their ability is nature versus nurture, the cognitive processes involved during the stages of discovery and creativity, and, most importantly, what we can do to enhance intelligence.

— К нам приводят запущенного парня. Я делаю из него человека. Я поднимаю в нем веру в себя, — говорил Антон Макаренко. Данное издание "Педагогической поэмы" — полное, восстановленное, свободное от цензурных купюр. Произведение получило всемирную известность, в нем увлекательно и с документальной точностью описан опыт автора по созданию Колонии им. Горького и руководства ею в 20-х годах прошлого века. Педагогические победы и неудачи, опыт трудового воспитания беспризорников и неблагополучных подростков, отношения воспитанников и их взаимодействие с жителями окрестных деревень.

These secret principles of genius have been hidden, lost, or even forgotten through time. They have played a critical role in the greatest achievements of humanity, yet most of us are unaware of them. Now, they are finally revealed. Internationally best-selling author I. C. Robledo has profiled the brightest minds to demonstrate why these secret principles are so important. Their lives range from time periods that span millennia and include a wide range of cultures, professions, and personalities.

Dive into the captivating world of mental imagery with The Spectrum of Mental Imagery. This comprehensive book unravels the mysteries of how we visualize, hear, taste, smell, and feel through the power of imagination. From the vivid mental pictures of hyperphantasia to the absence of imagery in aphantasia, discover the profound impact of mental imagery on cognition, creativity, memory, and emotional well-being.

Are you tired of people using deception, manipulation, and other underhanded tactics to control you? You're going to want to invest in this audiobook, where I will personally show you how to identify deception, influence people, become likeable, understand emotional intelligence, and read body language and other paraverbal activities 99 percent of the society is not aware of! Get on top of every social encounter you come across whether at the workplace, school, social settings, or other family functions.

Drei Millionen hochbegabte Erwachsene leben in Deutschland. Viele wissen nicht sicher um ihre besonderen Fähigkeiten und fühlen sich in diffuser Weise »anders«. Dieses Hörbuch speziell für hochbegabte Erwachsene erleichtert die Identitätsfindung. Als hochbegabter Mensch durchs Leben zu gehen könnte so schön sein: Schule und Studium stellen kein Problem dar, der gesellschaftliche Aufstieg ist gesichert ... Doch für viele hochbegabte Erwachsene sieht die Wirklichkeit etwas anders aus.

O que Mozart, Leonardo da Vinci e Charles Darwin fizeram em comum para alcançar a excelência? Ao estudar várias personalidades fascinantes e bem-sucedidas, Robert Greene notou que todas seguiram um padrão similar e concluiu que a maestria pode ser conquistada por qualquer pessoa.

Creative Genius is the second audiobook of Great Minds series and the author's main publication on his more than 30 years of genius research. The author, applying the 4-quadrant IQ scheme commonly used in genius research, reviews and portrays the lives of five highly creative men: Leonardo da Vinci, Wilhelm Reich, Albert Einstein, Svjatoslav Richter, and Keith Jarrett.

For far too long we have relegated the erotic to the bedroom, when in reality it is a fundamental energy that helps us connect more deeply with ourselves, each other, the earth, and the creative potential within us. We also live in a world that equates our productivity with our worth, leaving us feeling overtaxed, exhausted, burned out, and completely disconnected from ourselves and others. In Turned On, artist and musician Brie Stoner redefines the erotic, stating that it is more than just human intimacy.

"Imagination als heilsame Kraft" von Luise Reddemann ist das Basisbuch zur psychotraumatologischen Behandlung und ein Muss für alle, die sich mit Traumatherapie beschäftigen. Die Autorin, eine Pionierin auf diesem Gebiet, präsentiert wirkungsvolle Imaginationsübungen, die Selbstheilungskräfte aktivieren und Traumapatienten auf dem Weg zur Stabilität begleiten. Durch die bewährte Kombination aus Stabilisierung, Traumakonfrontation und Integration bietet dieses Buch einen ganzheitlichen Ansatz zur Bewältigung traumatischer Erfahrungen.