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Taming the Procrastination Beast
Smart people procrastinate. Really? What do smart people have to procrastinate about? Can’t they just get things done with ease and aplomb? Oh, brother. (Now I realize that you may not be a procrastinator. And if you aren’t, that doesn’t mean that you aren’t a smart person. I’m just making a sweeping generalization, as is…
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They Say You’re a Geek
They say, get realistic, your standards are excessive. You say, I need to raise the bar. They say, slow down and calm down. You say, I pump my brakes but they still don’t keep up. They say, you’re too sensitive. You say, doesn’t everyone cry at an orange-fuchsia-purple-mauve sunset? They say, you’re obsessive-compulsive. You say, I need to do more research.…
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Interview with Paula from Rainforest Minds
David, from An Unschooled Future, is a homeschooling dad. He interviewed me for his blog. Let us know what you think!
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I’m Not Gifted, I’m Just Lucky–Part Two
I know. You’re not gifted. Humor me. If you were gifted, here are some things you would need to know. 1. Intelligence is not a fixed, hard, immutable thing. Intelligence is not an either you-are or you’re-not situation. Sure, you have a rainforest mind. You’re smart, sensitive, empathetic, analytical, creative, intense, perfectionistic and complicated. But that doesn’t…
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I’m Not Gifted, I’m Just Lucky
I’m not gifted, the teacher likes me. I’m not gifted, I’m a good test taker. I’m not gifted, I barely passed calculus. I’m not gifted, this is easy. I’m not gifted, I haven’t done anything remarkable. Sound familiar? But what if you are g-g-gifted. Why do you feel like you aren’t? Why do you feel like…
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Are We Having Fun Yet?
Have you ever wondered how a rainforest-minded (g-g-g-gifted) adult defines play/fun? Perhaps, you’ve been told that you’re too serious or too studious. That you need to lighten up, relax and have more fun. Be more spontaneous and less OCD. And you respond: “I AM having fun. I’m READING!” Then, you get that doubting or disapproving pat on the head.…
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Don’t Let the Chainsaws Cut You Down
If you have a rainforest mind, chances are, you’ve met a lot of chainsaws. Maybe you weren’t invited to birthday parties because the other kids didn’t want to hear about the BBC documentaries that you loved. Maybe you were bullied in school for choosing NASA over Disneyland or Jane Austen over Justin Bieber. Maybe your teacher told you that “no one…
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