I think this article drastically underestimates the historical value of "right-brain" thinking. It's always been true that creativeness and intuition are useful and a major differentiator in the work place. Einstein was a genius not just because he could do math, but because he could make intuitive leaps. But if he could on make those leaps without the left brain to do the math, he would have been a science fiction writer instead of a physicist.
I think the more accurate story would be that the 21st century will be ruled by "whole-brained" people. But that's not much of a story, since so was the 20th, and the 19th...
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I think this article drastically underestimates the historical value of "right-brain" thinking. It's always been true that creativeness and intuition are useful and a major differentiator in the work place. Einstein was a genius not just because he could do math, but because he could make intuitive leaps. But if he could on make those leaps without the left brain to do the math, he would have been a science fiction writer instead of a physicist.
I think the more accurate story would be that the 21st century will be ruled by "whole-brained" people. But that's not much of a story, since so was the 20th, and the 19th...
May 11, 2009 - 12:14pmThis Comment
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