“All these drawings are different ways of accessing the imagination and what’s possible.”
― Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
― Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
“Leonardo knew that the best way to look at something analytically is to draw it. Water fascinated him, so he drew”
― The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper
― The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper
“The marketplace doesn't care about your personal interest in slowing down. If you want more control over your schedule, you need something to offer in return. More often than not, your best source of leverage will be your own abilities.”
― Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
― Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
“Your ability to move your attention flexibly, which is called switching, is quite limited,” he said.”
― Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
― Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
“Learning comes in many forms: cognitive, emotional, embodied. There is explicit learning, where you actively seek knowledge, and implicit learning, where you passively take in experiences that change you. Many elements go into making experiences more salient for learning, among them novelty, humor, curiosity, attention level, creativity, motivation, environment, and the unique way your brain develops.”
― Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
― Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
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