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Only the Young Can Be Creative

Only the Young Can Be Creative

by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Nov 23, 2020 | Creativity, Innovation, Modeling, Neuro-Semantics

You overhear Sam, a man in his mid-forties, say to a much younger man: “Only the young can be creative.” Einstein said something similar: Anything truly novel is invented only during one’s youth. Later one becomes more experienced, more famous – and more...
Side-Stepping Violence

Side-Stepping Violence

by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Aug 31, 2020 | Managing States, Martial Arts, Neuro-Semantics, NLP

I was never very tall, even as a kid. When I was in 8th grade, I had to go to a middle school for three months before beginning high school. One day I was in a music class. Being shy, I sat near the back of the room, which was like a miniature auditorium with stadium...
The Dark Side of Expertise

The Dark Side of Expertise

by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Sep 9, 2019 | Martial Arts, Neuro-Semantics

“… science in general can be considered a technique with which fallible men try to outwit their own human propensities to fear the truth, to avoid it, to distort it.” Abraham Maslow, 1966 Expertise has two dark sides. The first is what others think of experts. Many...
Where Magic Can Happen. Part 2: Embracing Opportunities

Where Magic Can Happen. Part 2: Embracing Opportunities

by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Sep 23, 2018 | Martial Arts, Modeling, Neuro-Semantics

1. Prologue. “If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!” Richard Branson In Part 1, I told stories about leaving your comfort zone to explore opportunities. In Part 2, I design a new...
Where Magic Can Happen. Part 1: Opportunities

Where Magic Can Happen. Part 1: Opportunities

by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Aug 1, 2018 | Martial Arts, Modeling, Neuro-Semantics

The Magic. My son Daniel and his girlfriend went to a hip hop dance class. Daniel went with some trepidation since he felt a bit shy and did not know what to expect. The instructor started the class by pointing to something he had written on a blackboard. It was a box...

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Recent Posts

  • Only the Young Can Be Creative November 23, 2020
  • Side-Stepping Violence August 31, 2020
  • Thinking about Deception June 9, 2020
  • A Storyteller’s Tale February 21, 2020
  • The Dark Side of Expertise September 9, 2019

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