HOW ONE SCIENTIST USES CONTRADICTIONS TO THINK

Visualizing contradictions helps me solve complex problems. I use the Southbeach visual language to think through the problems.1 A key element is its use of contradictions, which I will describe using an example. In the example's content, Neuro-Semantics plays an important role. As an active scientist, this is a story of one way I think. Michael Hall wrote a recent article entitled “Think Like a Scientist.” My way of thinking complements his discussion, adding “contradictions” as a twist. This approach can also help you solve complex problems.