Comments on: The Science of Studying http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/08/28/the-science-of-studying/ Demystifying Sustainable Success Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:12:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Weiss - Devin http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/08/28/the-science-of-studying/#comment-13306 Weiss - Devin Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:55:07 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=47#comment-13306 Science is such a complicated subject, at times, a field with plenty of ego at stake. Which is clear. There have even been bouts of "outsiderness" in the scientific community (molecular biology vs. ecology, or mathematics vs. physics), and degrees of dogma rising above scientific acumen are too numerous (even once is too much as within the "Clovis first" mandate). Skepticism has long served science well, it also might be time for a new paradigm -- a subtle, yet powerful shift in mindset and thinking. Could "selfless restraint" fill that duty? It offers all the right elements minus the excess baggage that all too frequently goes with skepticism. One glance at the "skeptics" forums and online resources, and it is possible to see the kind of illogics that once in a while discover their way into scientific thinking. Science is such a complicated subject, at times, a field with plenty of ego at stake. Which is clear. There have even been bouts of “outsiderness” in the scientific community (molecular biology vs. ecology, or mathematics vs. physics), and degrees of dogma rising above scientific acumen are too numerous (even once is too much as within the “Clovis first” mandate). Skepticism has long served science well, it also might be time for a new paradigm — a subtle, yet powerful shift in mindset and thinking. Could “selfless restraint” fill that duty? It offers all the right elements minus the excess baggage that all too frequently goes with skepticism. One glance at the “skeptics” forums and online resources, and it is possible to see the kind of illogics that once in a while discover their way into scientific thinking.

]]> By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Around the Web: Clive Thompson Tackles the Science of Studying http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/08/28/the-science-of-studying/#comment-140 Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Around the Web: Clive Thompson Tackles the Science of Studying Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:59:43 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=47#comment-140 [...] couple weeks back I reported on a new scientific study on studying. One of my writing idols, Clive Thompson, recently weighed in [...]

[...] couple weeks back I reported on a new scientific study on studying. One of my writing idols, Clive Thompson, recently weighed in [...]

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