Theory: The dreads and dangers of abstract thinking are a big reason why we now all like to stay so busy and bombarded with stimuli all the time. Abstract thinking tends most often to strike during ...

Asking “why” and conjuring up possible answers is an important thinking process. It gives rise to some of the most beautiful states of mind, such as curiosity and imagination. These psychological ...

The brain's frontal lobe may be organized in a front-to-back continuum, with concrete decision-making occurring toward the back of the lobe and abstract thought toward the front, according to a recent ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Life in business involves many negotiations — both large and small. Effectiveness in negotiations is related to success more broadly, ...

‌Concrete thinking is a more literal form of thinking that focuses on the physical world. Concrete thinkers may take information at face value without thinking beyond or generalizing the information ...

A concrete thinker tends to take things at face value. If they’re trying to learn something, they want to know the exact steps they have to take. Concrete thinkers prefer lists, spreadsheets, and ...

Why is mathematics so complicated? It’s a question many students will ask while grappling with a particularly complex calculus problem — and their teachers will probably echo while setting or marking ...

This is an opinion editorial by Sydney Bright, a software developer with a master’s degree in biomedical engineering. Bitcoin is not merely a medium of exchange. That is not to say that bitcoin is not ...

Asking “why” and conjuring up possible answers is an important thinking process. It gives rise to some of the most beautiful states of mind, such as curiosity and imagination. These psychological ...