“This can be said about shame: those who experience it feel that anything can happen to them, that the shame will never cease and that it will only be followed by more shame.”
Source: Shame
“As the renowned clinical psychologist Dr Anne Cooke put it to me in conversation: ‘The mental illness narrative encourages us to see mental health problems as nothing to do with life and circumstances, so no wonder we don’t look at structural or social causes; and of course this perspective is a great fit with the current neoliberal approach – where individuals have to reform themselves to fit with existing social structures.’ The trouble with programmes that are blind to the perils of such adaptations is that they essentially neuter political reflection on why distress proliferates in our schools, certainly when compared to schools in most other developed nations.”
Source: Sedated: How Modern Capitalism Created our Mental Health Crisis
“Every moment, a bridge to a better understanding!”
Source: DECIPHERING ACADEMIC EMOTIONS
“Deep divergence is defined as divergent thinking to its most extreme levels, far beyond what is probable, beyond what is possible, and into an unplumbed realm of what is currently impossible and unknowable.”
Source: The Utility of Deep Divergence in Applied Creativity
“In early 2021 I formulated a concept that I dubbed "theoretical creativity." If "applied creativity" is the coin's obverse, then "theoretical creativity" is the reverse side of that same coin. Similar to the oppositional relationship between applied physics and theoretical physics, where the former is rooted in the basic concepts of physical sciences and the intersection of known principles of practical devices and systems (e.g., engineering, technology, etc.) and the latter, in stark contrast, employs hypothetical models and abstractions to predict natural phenomena and behavior rather than the study of extant knowledge and its application, applied creativity and theoretical creativity are diametric. Borrowing from the definition of theoretical physics, theoretical creativity must also employ hypothetical concepts and abstractions rather than any existing knowledge, understanding, or experience.”
Source: The Utility of Deep Divergence in Applied Creativity
“If physicists versed in Bosonic string theory can claim twenty-six dimensions, then deep divergence should also enjoy the freedom to dance between the raindrops on the wings of human imagination.”
Source: The Utility of Deep Divergence in Applied Creativity
“...as I just suggested, yes, even unethical and illegal ideas need to be considered. Remember, it was not that long ago that doctors appeared in advertising for cigarettes, Coca-Cola actually put cocaine in their beverages, and most banks refused to issue credit cards to women. Laws change and ethics evolve.”
Source: The Utility of Deep Divergence in Applied Creativity
“Put simply, when ideating, more is better. When ideating with the goal of reaching deep divergence, more is essential.”
Source: The Utility of Deep Divergence in Applied Creativity
“When we limit ourselves to the familiar and plausible, we also restrict our discovery of truly innovative ideas...”
Source: The Utility of Deep Divergence in Applied Creativity
“The world looks different through a smiling face and a crying face, you know? That is, if you have the power to smile through difficult times, then you have nothing to fear. Even hell becomes heaven for you.”