Lehrer Heal Thyself
I’m trying to IMAGINE how these two pieces fit
together. A Jonah Lehrer apology,
http://www.jonahlehrer.com/2013/02/my-apology/ and a piece on my blog about Jonah Lehrer and an article of his about creativity in the
classroom: http://bit.ly/14VfBSV .
Interesting when Lehrer says about creativity, “The danger,
however, is that we’re teaching our kids a very narrow and stultifying model of
cognition, in which conscientiousness is privileged above all.” It makes me think of a recent blog piece by
Daniel Coyle, “How to Daydream More Effectively”, where he says, “Here’s the
takeaway: daydreaming works best when you focus both on the goal and on
the obstacles between you and the goal.” I’m working hard to integrate that
lesson into my own life. Even as we create, we have to create within
boundaries. Indeed, the boundaries
help us become more creative. It
seems to me that Jonah Lehrer lost some focus on the obstacles between him and
his goal. Even the brightest among
us can succumb to the shortcut.
Ironically the word Lehrer
in German means teacher. In my
estimation Lehrer’s mistakes have something to teach him and us. I hope, as he sets his new boundaries,
his genius, imagination, creativity and hard work will inspire and teach us
again.
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