Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less by Guy

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind by Guy Claxton Learning to loaf – this books explores the ways of knowing that require more time, the ways we have unlearned or ignore, but that are crucial to our complete mental development. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Learning to loaf – this books explores the ways of knowing that require more time, the ways we have unlearned or ignore, but that are crucial to our complete mental development. The human brain-mind will do a number of unusual, interesting and important things if given time. It will learn patterns of a degree of subtlety which normal, purposeful, busy consciousness cannot even see, let alone master. It will make sense out of hazy, ill-defined situations which leave everyday rationality flummoxed. It will get to the bottom of personal, emotional issues much more successfully than the questing intellect. It will detect and respond to meaning, in poetry for example, that cannot be articulated. It will sometimes come up with solutions to complicated predicaments that are wise rather than merely clever. There is good, hard evidence, from cognitive science and elsewhere, for all these capacities. Claxton explores the slower ways of knowing and explains how we could/should use them more often and more effectively. Notes Self-help guide to "lazy learning" using methods that require more time but are crucial to our complete mental development. "A fascinating book which told me things I ought to know but didnt" Times Education Supplement. Back Cover Ours is an accelerated age, and thought - we presume - must keep up with the rush. Clear, crisp, businesslike, our customary ways of thinking may serve us well - when were confronting the expected questions. But increasingly we arent. New technology and systems of communication no longer assure the certainties that we have become accustomed to. When confronted by these new demands, we become impatient with ambiguity and uncomfortable with metaphor; our hare brains are utterly unprepared for an age where certainty is deceptive, intuition all. Traditional systems of thought have left us with little appreciation for ambiguity, paradox and the tinkering towards the truth that characterises the childs mind. The hare brain is always expected to win against the intuition of the tortoise mind. However, new research in cognitive science is forcing on us a new vision of the mind - one in which patience and confusion, rather than rigour and certainty, are seen to be vital precursors to wisdom, and in which acquired patterns of thinking get in the way. Guy Claxton, in this remarkable and radical book, argues that we must learn the patience not to force the issues; the readiness to mull things over and meditate; the humility to leave go of the controls and let our unconscious mind do the thinking for us. The tortoise cannot fail to win when it has intuition and inspiration at its command. Flap Ours is an accelerated age, and thought - we presume - must keep up with the rush. Clear, crisp, businesslike, our customary ways of thinking may serve us well - when were confronting the expected questions. But increasingly we arent. New technology and systems of communication no longer assure the certainties that we have become accustomed to. When confronted by these new demands, we become impatient with ambiguity and uncomfortable with metaphor; our hare brains are utterly unprepared for an age where certainty is deceptive, intuition all. Traditional systems of thought have left us with little appreciation for ambiguity, paradox and the tinkering towards the truth that characterises the childs mind. The hare brain is always expected to win against the intuition of the tortoise mind. However, new research in cognitive science is forcing on us a new vision of the mind - one in which patience and confusion, rather than rigour and certainty, are seen to be vital precursors to wisdom, and in which acquired patterns of thinking get in the way. Guy Claxton, in this remarkable and radical book, argues that we must learn the patience not to force the issues; the readiness to mull things over and meditate; the humility to leave go of the controls and let our unconscious mind do the thinking for us. The tortoise cannot fail to win when it has intuition and inspiration at its command. Author Biography Guy Claxton is a psychologist and senior lecturer at Kings College, London. He is currently teaching at Schumacher College, a new international centre for studies informed by spiritual and ecological values at Dartington, Devon. He is the author of many books on religion, psychology and education. Kirkus US Review An argument for the seductive proposal that our unconscious intelligence is more productive than we think. Claxton, a visiting professor of psychology and education at Bristol University in England, builds his thesis on the dichotomy between the privileged mode of intelligence - conscious, result-oriented problem-solving - and the less respectable unconscious intelligence. This unconscious, or "undermind," approaches problems playfully, examines the questions themselves, and keeps us in touch with our poetic nature. Claxton is admittedly using the tools of the enemy to prove his point - since we give weight to scientific thought, he will use scientific thought to show the merit of intuitive thought. His multidisciplinary approach is beautifully executed, with a constant dialogue on the virtues of intuition and a peaceful mind drawing on the works of poets, novelists, and Buddhist teachings. However, the slim thesis stretches thinly into 13 chapters as Claxton approaches his proposition from all sides - intuition, consciousness, biopsychology, reflections on societys standards of intelligence. Theres plenty of meaty new research - parallels with instinct in animal behavior are especially intriguing - but the overall effect becomes repetitious, and chapters begin to seem padded and disjointed as the book progresses. And despite his pointed attention to fashionable currents in psychology (evolution, the rudiments of brain research), Claxtons book feels dated and fussy. His metaphors are whimsical, and his repudiation of the speed of the modern age echoes neo-Luddite fears of a computerized world. There is only minor mention of gendered modes of thought, that his "undermind" corresponds with the nonlinear, intuitive process increasingly associated with womens thinking. The pleasures of the "tortoise mind" tend to be poetic, very easy to romanticize. Claxton makes a last-minute case for how this mode of thought can be incorporated into the modern workplace, but his heart obviously lies in its abstract beauty. (Kirkus Reviews) Long Description Learning to loaf - this books explores the ways of knowing that require more time, the ways we have unlearned or ignore, but that are crucial to our complete mental development. The human brain-mind will do a number of unusual, interesting and important things if given time. It will learn patterns of a degree of subtlety which normal, purposeful, busy consciousness cannot even see, let alone master. It will make sense out of hazy, ill-defined situations which leave everyday rationality flummoxed. It will get to the bottom of personal, emotional issues much more successfully than the questing intellect. It will detect and respond to meaning, in poetry for example, that cannot be articulated. It will sometimes come up with solutions to complicated predicaments that are wise rather than merely clever. There is good, hard evidence, from cognitive science and elsewhere, for all these capacities. Claxton explores the slower ways of knowing and explains how we could/should use them more often and more effectively. Feature * The first book to encourage lazy learning - and so have total global appeal * A fascinating book which told me things I ought to know but didnt. I am hugely grateful to him. Times Educational Supplement * Fits perfectly into the highly evolved self-help market pioneered by Emotional Intelligence Description for Sales People Learning to loaf - this books explores the ways of knowing that require more time, the ways we have unlearned or ignore, but that are crucial to our complete mental development. The human brain-mind will do a number of unusual, interesting and important things if given time. It will learn patterns of a degree of subtlety which normal, purposeful, busy consciousness cannot even see, let alone master. It will make sense out of hazy, ill-defined situations which leave everyday rationality flummoxed. It will get to the bottom of personal, emotional issues much more successfully than the questing intellect. It will detect and respond to meaning, in poetry for example, that cannot be articulated. It will sometimes come up with solutions to complicated predicaments that are wise rather than merely clever. There is good, hard evidence, from cognitive science and elsewhere, for all these capacities. Claxton explores the slower ways of knowing and explains how we could/should use them more often and more effectively. * The first book to encourage lazy learning - and so have total global appeal * A fascinating book which told me things I ought to know but didnt. I am hugely grateful to him. Times Educational Supplement * Fits perfectly into the highly evolved self-help market pioneered by Emotional Intelligence Details ISBN1857027094 Author Guy Claxton Pages 272 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Year 1998 ISBN-10 1857027094 ISBN-13 9781857027099 Format Paperback Publication Date 1998-05-21 Subtitle Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 153.4 Illustrations illustrations Media Book Language English Short Title Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind UK Release Date 1998-05-21 Imprint 4th Estate Alternative 9780007393916 Audience General AU Release Date 2001-04-26 NZ Release Date 2002-07-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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