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Emotional Intelligence

by Daniel Goleman

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Indexed Notes by Topic

Functional Fixedness

Examples:

  1. The Candle Problem: A challenge to fix a candle to the wall with a box of tacks and matches.

Insights:

  1. The Candle Problem requires creative thinking to overcome functional fixedness. People were more likely to solve the problem after watching a funny film - suggesting that laughter can promote creative thinking.