The Power of Metaphors

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March 4, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace An expert is a person who has few new ideas; a beginner is a person with many. - Albert Einstein - The Power of Metaphors "When Pablo Picasso, the Spanish artist, was a schoolboy, he was terrible at math because whenever the teacher had him write a number on the chalkboard, he saw something different. The number four looked like a nose to him and he kept doodling until he filled in the rest of the face. The number 1 looked like a tree, 9 looked like a person walking against the wind, and 8 resembled an angel. Everyone else in the classroom saw numbers on the chalkboard; Picasso perceived a variety of different images. The connection between perspective and creative thinking has to do with habituation and over-familiarization. Where creative thinking is concerned, that is the irony of the skill: the more adept you are at something, the less likely you are to look at it in a different way." In this article, author Michael Michalko explores the power of metaphors. { read more } Be The Change On the topic of 'Beginner's Mind,' this passage starts by proposing an interesting TV experiment: "I want you to watch TV with acute awareness, mindfulness, and precision ..." { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Top 5 Regrets of the Dying Four Ways to Respond in an Argument 9 Interviews with Creative Visionaries 25 Reasons to Embrace Criticism Five Practices for Cultivating Patience 7 Practices to Cultivate Compassion 8 Weeks to a Better Brain Life Without Worry DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 112,832 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More