The opposable mind.

Our mind's ability to hold two opposing thoughts at the same time.

We all think of the opposable thumb as a key factor in humanities climb up the evolutionary tree. But actually it was our mind. Our mind’s ability to hold two opposing thoughts in it at the same time. This is the sign of a great design or integrative thinker. These behaviors can be learned. The most important three skills are : The ability to spot patterns in the mess of complex inputs. The ability to synthesize new ideas from fragmented parts The ability to empathize with people different to themselves. The people who change the world will have these three attributes. It could be you. You just need to focus on developing them

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