Don't be alarmed, but if you are like me and most people on the planet ... You are not that rational.
Like it or not, we are emotional beings plagued with conscious and unconscious biases with which we make ... Read More
10
Jan2020
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: As I left the reptile house at the zoo I felt something move in my pocket. I put my hand in and discovered something with no legs and several teeth. Once over my ... Read More
January 10, 2020Frank Connolly
03
Jan2020
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: A woman has three daughters who in turn, each have three daughters. If they all get together in one room, how many pairs of Grandmothers and Grand-Daughters are there?
A: There are ... Read More
January 3, 2020Frank Connolly
27
Dec2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: What weighs virtually nothing but is impossible to hold for half an hour?
A: Your breath.
This week's thinking challenge is:
Q: A woman has three daughters who in turn, each have three ... Read More
December 27, 2019Frank Connolly
20
Dec2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: A sphere has three, a circle has two, but a point hasn't got any. What?
A: Dimension. A point is a place, it has no form.
This week's thinking challenge is:
Q: What ... Read More
December 20, 2019Frank Connolly
06
Dec2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: I bumped into my long-lost Uncle from Ireland in the street. I'd never met him, never seen his picture or even heard a description of him. Yet, I recognised him immediately. How?... Read More
December 6, 2019Frank Connolly
02
Aug2018
According to Edward de Bono, we all run the risk of falling into the “intelligence trap.” It is assumed that intelligence goes hand in hand with thinking. Too often however, intelligent people are in danger of becoming poor thinkers. ... Read More
August 2, 2018Frank Connolly
10
Jan2018
According to Edward de Bono, we all run the risk of falling into the "intelligence trap." It is assumed that intelligence goes hand in hand with thinking. Too often however, intelligent people are in danger of becoming poor thinkers. They are in ... Read More
January 10, 2018Frank Connolly
26
Dec2010
Lateral thinking is a way of breaking existing and predictable patterns of thought so that new perspectives, new concepts and new ideas can emerge.
The complexity ... Read More
December 26, 2010Frank Connolly
21
Oct2009
Remember that old quote about those who fail to learn from the mistakes of history are forever doomed to repeat them? I just finished listening to a series of four podcasts on the war on the Eastern front during WW2 which has quite literally blown ... Read More
October 21, 2009Frank Connolly