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There are two dominant ways of processing knowledge within our brains. What we refer to as Associative and Sequential thinking.

Associating Thinking is our rapid integration process. It involves the ability to link thoughts together based on similarities, patterns, or shared characteristics, often leading to creative problem-solving or new insights.

Sequential Thinking is our slow systematic process. It’s a cognitive process which allows us to slow ourselves down, screen out and ignore the stuff around us so we can put the full weight of our attention on one thing in order to follow it through to completion.

Most of life requires us to access both of these dominant systems. We need to access our sequential skills to understand the rules and processes of complexity and we need our associative skills to kick in when we’re confronted with an unexpected detour.

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This assessment indicates you’re a Mildly Associative Thinker.

With a slight inclination towards Associative thinking, your advantage is for rapid, integrative thinking. This allows you to instantaneously and simultaneously handle a barrage of information.

Individuals with this ability make intuitive leaps in comprehension, recognizing patterns and connections that others may overlook, which can deepen their understanding of the world.

Although your preference leans towards Associative thinking, you're a short walk from the Sequential.

Selective

Active

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Each one of us has a tuning mechanism that regulates the amount of sound processed by our brains.

If you appear on the left side of the bell curve, your brain defaults to selective listening, screening out all but the most urgent sound around you.

If you appear on the right side of the bell curve, your brain defaults to active listening, absorbing most of the sound around you.

Within this dichotomy lies a delicate balance. Each individual grapples with the inherent advantages and challenges of discerning between the cacophony of the world and the clarity of focused listening.

"Everybody's ear is different. There is no universal hearing." Branford Marsalis

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This assessment indicates you’re a mildly selective listener.

You can ignore the hum and buzz of daily life without losing attention on the ebb and flow of conversation or a speech. It allows you to maintain attention on the important auditory stimuli while filtering out irrelevant or less pertinent sounds. For instance, you might be able to stay engaged in a discussion at a crowded café despite the surrounding chatter and clatter, or concentrate on a lecture amidst the ambient noise of traffic outside.

By conserving mental energy and attention for the most relevant sounds, you can more effectively allocate cognitive resources to tasks requiring focused listening or concentration. This ability can be particularly advantageous in environments where there are multiple competing auditory stimuli.

In essence, being a mildly selective listener enables you to strike a balance between being attuned to important auditory cues and filtering out unnecessary distractions.

Selective

Active

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The brain's visual processing system is the most intricate and nuanced among its counterparts. This processing unit enables us to discern two types of visual information: Selective and Active processing.

Selective processing is the functional utility of something. How proficiently does it perform its intended task? For example, a car’s essential design is to transport you from point A to point B.

Active processing allows us to grasp the implicit or underlying narrative conveyed by an object or situation. For example, a person's car can suggest their social status.

While it’s clear these processors operate as opposites, it’s important we engage both to fully understand what’s being conveyed.

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This assessment indicates you’re a balanced Observer.

You often manifest a kind of cognitive bi-lingualism by being equally fluent in the language of symbolic and essential information. As a result, you communicate naturally with direct speech, text, and, numerical data, and in the language of visual imagery -- depending on the context.

This ability to move contextually between representational and essential communication often makes you a linchpin between the two communications cultures.

Selective

Active

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Mover measures the neurological stimulus we derive from engaging our muscles. As we engage our bodies to do something as simple as standing from a sitting position, the powerful cerebral integration required is the equivalent of turning on stadium lights: our whole brain lights up.

While everyone experiences a neurological stimulus from movement, the extent of the boost and its effects on cognitive clarity will vary across the bell curve.

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This assessment indicates that you’re a dominantly active mover.

When you're in motion, even subtle movements like fidgeting or typing can stimulate your neurological pathways, enhancing your attention and energy levels. This subtle neurological response promotes increased focus and engagement.

However, during moments of stillness, you may notice a slight decrease in effectiveness, prompting your body to naturally seek movement to counteract this sensation.

Whether you're actively engaged in tasks or simply navigating your surroundings, you thrive on the energy derived from movement, recognizing its importance for maintaining optimal cognitive and physical well-being.

Selective

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Reader measures the neuro stimulus we generate by decoding words. Decoding occurs when our eyes search and find a letter or word, identify that letter or word as a symbol, identify that symbol as a sound. It’s a three-step neurological process that allows us to think more clearly, store in memory more durably, and retrieve more reliably.

Some readers experience minimal neurological stimulation when processing text, while others find reading various types of text to be pleasurable and attention-boosting, whether it's on a cereal box, a road sign, or graffiti.

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This assessment indicates you’re a balanced reader.

That buzz of pleasure you feel when you settle down to read is real. The process of decoding text is activating the same neurostimulus that runners call a runner’s high. At the same time, you need stimulating content. When you have required reading, you’ll often get your best results when you hopscotch through the content - pausing when it’s actionable and valuable, moving on quickly when it bogs you down.

Selective

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Talker measures the neuro stimulus generated by the muscles we use to speak. In order to do something as simple as saying, “Hello,” we throw into complex and well-timed orientation muscles from the base of our diaphragm through our chest, throat, mouth, and lips. When we move this muscle system, the stimulus enables clearer thinking, more durable memory storage, and more reliable retrieval.

While everyone engages these muscles to speak, the degree of stimulation varies across the bell curve.

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This assessment indicates that you’re a balanced talker.

When you engage in verbal communication, you experience a moderate level of energetic response. This level of stimulation adequately supports your speaking activities without overwhelming you.

Thinking out loud serves as a beneficial tool for enhancing your learning and memory processes. By vocalizing your thoughts, you solidify your understanding and retention of information.

Your ability to choose when to speak or remain silent effectively allows you to navigate various social situations. This balanced approach enables you to contribute meaningfully to discussions while also recognizing the importance of active listening and reflection.

In group settings, you can serve as an effective mediator, leveraging your balanced communication style to facilitate constructive dialogue and promote consensus among participants.

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