A different take -- drugs. Especially marijuana and hallucinogens. Helped me better understand how to think about abstract computations vs the nitty gritty details like pointers. Not for everyone, but helped me.
Spirituality, mysticism, religion, "alternate" non-sciency stuff, but also history.
When not approached with sceptic mindset but one that tries to understand it can be very enlightening.
I think it trains to think with vague, incomplete and also contradictory thoughts (its bit similar to simulated annealing in contrast to deriving a solution analytical). On a side note, its damn interesting what our heritage has to offer.
Regularly revisit it with some scepticism so you don't get lost.
I suppose.. when logic is located in the left brain hemispere, this other stuff is located in the right hemisphere. Don't fixate on only the one side. Boost it with the help of the other one.
Spirituality, mysticism, religion, "alternate" non-sciency stuff, but also history. When not approached with sceptic mindset but one that tries to understand it can be very enlightening.
I think it trains to think with vague, incomplete and also contradictory thoughts (its bit similar to simulated annealing in contrast to deriving a solution analytical). On a side note, its damn interesting what our heritage has to offer.
Regularly revisit it with some scepticism so you don't get lost.
I suppose.. when logic is located in the left brain hemispere, this other stuff is located in the right hemisphere. Don't fixate on only the one side. Boost it with the help of the other one.