Complexe ou Laminaire ?
Mmouais… Cela fait quelques temps que je vois passer ce mot dans le petit monde des surdoués et chaque fois je trouve bien confus ce que je lis autour de tout ça… sans pour autant prendre le temps de m’y […]
Complexité
La vision du burn-out à la lumière d’Henri Laborit
Sur son site “Le Carrefour du Futur“, Joël de Rosnay, Directeur de la Prospective et de l’Evaluation à la Cité des Sciences et de l’Insdustrie (Paris) a rédigé un hommage à Henri Laborit : “L’oeuvre d’Henri Laborit marque l’entrée dans […]
Science avec conscience…
… est donc construction de l’âme, puisque le proverbe propose l’affirmation contraire ! (Science sans conscience n’est que ruine de l’âme) Se savoir surdoué c’est “bien”. Savoir quoi en faire, c’est mieux. Bien souvent, savoir par où commencer est un […]
I.Q. or not I.Q. ? Identifying Giftedness (2 / 12 ) – Theories on intelligence
The Gifted Identity Formation Model by Andrew Mahoney – 4 constructs (2/4)
I decided to translate Andrew Mahoney‘s Gifted Identity Formation Model into French and splitted the translation in 3 parts. An additional 4th part mentions suggestions to counselors. I find this Model very interesting in the sense that instead of putting […]
Dabrowski’s Theory and Existential Depression by JT Webb (1 / 3 )
I want to add to my former post an other article written par James T. Webb (on SENG site). Published february 2009. You can access the full text by clicking on the following title “Dabrowski’s Theory and Existential Depression” The […]
Discovering the Gifted Ex-Child by Stephanie Tolan
Hereafter is another text which was key for my research. The way Stephanie Tolan writes is so limpid and so simple.. To my eyes, this is a major asset for easing self acceptation of being gifted, and for encouraging to […]
Suggestions for therapists – Arousing the sleeping giant by Elaine Jacobsen
Arousing the Sleeping Giant: Giftedness in Adult Psychotherapy by Mary Elaine Jacobsen is one of the most famous on the issue of Gifted adults. It is perhaps also one of the most benevolent, giving hope. Here is the conclusion of […]
What being gifted means (2) – The example of the barometer
The following story is generally presented as a moment in Niels Bohr‘s life. In fact, it has been created by Dr Calandra during the 1950’s, in order to highlight the importance of thinking while in the process of learning. Initially […]
Polymaths !
I have more than once suggested that the word “gifted” be replaced by “polymath”. A polymath is an individual who has an extensive knowledge in different fields which apparently have nothing in common (“Math” means apprenticeship in greek). In fact, […]