Scott Barry Kaufman on Unique Learners
Scott Barry Kaufman describes himself as “a researcher, author, and speaker who is deeply interested in helping everyone– all kinds of minds— live a creative, fulfilling, and meaningful...
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My name is Scott Barry Kaufman. I'm a cognitive psychologist. I am scientific director of the Imagination Institute and I work at the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. I was diagnosed as a child with central auditory processing disorder. A lot of kids who have learning difficulties tend to be united in having deficits in what are called executive functions, which are these suite of abilities that allow us to concentrate and pay attention and integrate multiple sources of information and to plan, things of that nature. A lot of creativity comes from actually reducing your executive functioning. So a lot of creativity we know comes in those moments when you're not so intensely focusing on a goal, but your mind wan...
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My name is Scott Barry Kaufman. I'm a cognitive psychologist. I am scientific director of the Imagination Institute and I work at the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. I was diagnosed as a child with central auditory processing disorder. A lot of kids who have learning difficulties tend to be united in having deficits in what are called executive functions, which are these suite of abilities that allow us to concentrate and pay attention and integrate multiple sources of information and to plan, things of that nature. A lot of creativity comes from actually reducing your executive functioning. So a lot of creativity we know comes in those moments when you're not so intensely focusing on a goal, but your mind wan...
