Learning by Ignoring Details
I am willingly, in fact predisposed, to ignore details, all the while searching for an overall understanding.
Category: Mental Aspects
How does our mind work(modes)? How is the mind related to the brain(neuro)? Is a person’s mind unique to them (learning)? In what way are all brains and minds alike (culture)?
The four main areas of thinking that I write about. The links below focus the scope.
Thought Modes
Neuroscience
Learning
Culture
Brainstorm Short Circuit
When my right hand shaking started to affect my hand writing, I converted fairly easily to keyboard writing. I’d been programming a computer since my…
Complicated Thought
A lengthy chain of simple actions can be as hard to gain an understanding of as a short complex action
Increments of tiny things can add up to something large
Significant changes do occur although daily or even yearly the incremental changes are barely noticeable.
Types and Certainty of Knowledge
What do you know for sure? Knowledge. Immediate, Secondary, and Authority
Almost Gate
... the neuron's Almost Gate can be opened by different inputs and yet deliver the same output to downstream neurons
Two Thoughts Wide
Two thoughts wide The universe spanned Checkerboard strips across nature's miracle
Two Methods of Thinking
Pattern-matching, like analogy, where we treat partial matches like exact fits. It's possible to make errors. It's possible to jump to a good answer without…
Limits of Working Memory – Book Notes
Working Memory is limited - 7 items plus or minus 2. It can be extended by training. Requires mental exercise that strains attention