#clivethompson

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"florilegia, bouquets of text - so that the readers could sample the best parts.” Clive Thompson, Smarter Than You Think_

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Unless it turns out ennui is good for us. What if boredom is a meaningful experience—one that propels us to states of deeper thoughtfulness or creativity? That’s the conclusion of two fascinating recent studies. In one, researchers asked a group of subjects to do something boring, like copying out numbers from a phone book, and then take tests of creative thinking, such as devising uses for a pair of cups. The result? Bored subjects came up with more ideas than a nonbored control group, and their ideas were often more creative. In a second study, subjects who took an “associative thought” word test came up with more answers when they’d been forced to watch a dull screensaver.

Wired, How Being Bored Out of Your Mind Makes You More Creative, Clive Thompson

https://www.wired.com/2017/01/clive-thompson-7/

[nycbookevents]

On Our Radar: Clive Thompson

That technology is changing the way our minds work is undeniable. Could this possibly be a good thing? Among a chorus of naysayers and doomsdayers, Clive Thompson explores the positive influence of technology on our cognitive functions in his critically-acclaimed book SMARTER THAN YOU THINK: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better.

Thompson starts by putting our current technological revolution in a historical context: everything from the printing press to the telegraph induced the same kind of panic that things will never be the same, or as good, as they were before. He then provides real life examples of people who are using technology to improve and expand their minds.

Clive Thompson is a New York Magazine contributing writer and Wired magazine columnist. If you'd like to host Clive for an event at your company or organization, or to find out about our other available speakers, please contact NYC Book Events today!

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MEZCLA TODO

Lee esto. Después aléjate de la computadora. La caja mágica y brillante no tiene todas las respuestas, en especial si estás sentado ahí interminablemente usando tu cerebro en un solo modo. El autor de la era digital Clive Thompson sugiere que repiquetear en el teclado nubla la mente y la “diversidad cognitiva” es la clave para las nuevas ideas brillantes. Eso significa que todos debemos mezclar nuestras experiencias. Da un paseo, toca un instrumento, lánzate en paracaídas. No importa lo que hagas siempre y cuando sumerjas tu mente en un ambiente nuevo regularmente. Permite que tu subconsciente se relaje y que la inspiración ataque. Deja espacio en tu vida para lo inesperado.

Source: Fast Company