[Questions] A Whole New Mind - pg. 48-53

1) What surprised you?
-I was surprised that there are more evidences about the emergence R-Directed thinkers than what I had expected. On page 51, he says"...today depends on being able to do something that overseas knowledge workers can't do cheaper, that powerful computers can't do faster...". It was sort of a reality check for me, because that quote made me connect what he had said before to my life. It was also interesting to read about how students who study paintings excel at noticing subtle details about a patient's condition.

2) What did you already know?
I already knew that L-Directed Thinking remains indispensable, and that it is just no longer sufficient from reading previous chapters.

3) Any new words? Provide definitions.
empathizer (empathy): vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another
parity: equality, as in amount, status, or character
elicit: to draw or bring out or forth
bastion: the act of fortifying or strengthening
unrelenting: not easing or slackening in severity
vaunted: praised boastfully
lucrative: profitable
ailing: sickly
periphery: the external boundary of any surface or area

4) What changes will you make as a result of reading this?
I should research more about the 'art' business and how it connects to many other businesses. I also want to find out how good the students who study painting are in medical observation area.

5) What questions has this left you with?
-How can a business have both L-Directed workers and R-Directed workers in need so that L-Directed workers do not suddenly get fired?

-Is the 'art business' referring to visual art business or general artists?

6) What connections have you made to real life?
The part where he talks about the competition to get into good universities was totally relatable. I wish by the time my kids graduate, the universities change their requirements, not only about the aptitude tests but also about R-Directed thinking abilities.

7) Additional comments.
Figure 3.2 was cool...:D


This is a link to an article about the students in Yale School of Medicine taking art observation class. (They have to diagnose individuals portrayed in the art work.) It showed a nearly 10% improvement in students' ability to detect important details.
http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=6586