New research reveals that shifting between abstract and concrete thinking can help us prepare for unexpected events.

While we’ve become increasingly reliant on metrics for design decisions, there is something more powerful in human creativity: the art of mental stargazing and the hidden currents of our intuition.

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 ...

Last weekend my daughter made a fort in the garage. She used umbrellas as a roof, an old bin as the south wall, and two sledding discs for placemats. Then she cooked me a meal of pine needle stew and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Critical thinking is what separates sharp, grounded thinkers from those who get easily swayed by noise, assumptions, or ...