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“The great writer’s gift to a reader is to make him a better writer.”
Trailblazing Harvard psychologist Jerome Bruner on the psychology of what makes a great story:
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“Discovery, like surprise, favors the well-prepared mind.”
Pioneering Harvard psychologist Jerome Bruner, who turns 100 this year and who shaped the evolution of cognitive psychology and learning theory, on the art of discovery and the key to true learning:
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“Passion, like discriminating taste, grows on its use. You more likely act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action.”
Pioneering Harvard psychologist Jerome Bruner on how to master the art of “effective surprise” and the 6 essential conditions for creative work: