Practical Intelligence: The Art and Science of Common Sense

Appendix C. A VOCABULARY FOR PRACTICAL INTELLIGENCE

THIS GLOSSARY IS ADAPTED FROM MATERIALS used in the "Brain Power" seminar, developed by Karl Albrecht International. Used with permission.

Affinity Diagramming

A method of organizing and associating items of information by writing them on cards or slips, putting them on a wall, and moving them around to form affinity groups, or coherent groupings of information.

Affirmative Thinking

A pattern of selective attention and ideation that supports a high level of mental health.

All-ness Orientation

The psychological (and verbal) tendency to think in terms of absolutes: "all people," "every time," "always," "never," and so forth. The all-ness orientation shows up in language as "all-speak."

Alpha State

A mental ...