The Power (and Weakness) of Ideas

Learning ideas are useful to a point. To make a general idea useful, some key obstacles need to be overcome:

• We need to notice the idea in other contexts. Research found that people tend not to apply patterns they learn to different domains unless prompted.
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• Delivery skills. Skills include quantitative analysis, planning, detail-oriented implementation, disciplined execution.
• Discovery skills. Theses skills are more involved in developing ideas and managing uncertain situations. It includes the abilit...

The tip-of-the-tongue, or lethologica, is a common phenomenon where memories seem to be momentarily inaccessible.

Bilingual people seem to experience more tip-of-the-tongue moments in their less dominant language. If you find yourself repeatedly struggling to recal...