I recently came across a quotation attributed to Elbert Hubbard (1856-1925), an American writer who also founded the Roycroft arts-and-crafts community near Buffalo, NY:
"One machine," he said, "can
do the work of fifty ordinary men. But no machine can do the work of one
extraordinary man.”
And then a friend of mine posted this on Facebook, and it made me wonder if this is an example of the flexibility and adaptability of the human mind.
Try it out and see what you think.
13 comments:
No problem. :-)
I sent something like that to a dyslexic friend of mine and he had absolutely no difficulty reading it. He told me, "Everything looks like that to me!"
I didn't have trouble reading this, but I'm still not convinced I have an exceptional mind.
Tweeting is easier to read if you're dyslexic. Obviously. But the opening quote is excellent. And one to think about. We need dreamers. We need people who see opportunities where others see only problems.
Yes, I can read it. Does this mean my brain is still alive and well? Fun read. Thanks, Dianne
Cute! Thanks! Gee...I can't forward it because I can't think of anyone to whom this would present a problem. Drat! I think we've had too much practice with these things.
Cop Car
Fun to read. It is a great example of adaptability and flexibility of our brains. I always find things that reinforce that, so fascinating.
Ha! I think most of us are SMARTer than we are aware...but the key is to try. Some might look at that and not even begin reading it. Others might offer other excuses. A big part of staying SMART (and yeah I use smart as an acronym a LOT) is staying aware of what we are choosing to see (or not see) in the world all around us. Thanks for the brain tease! ~Kathy
It is a most amazing thing!
It was easy if I simply took off my glasses, being pretty darned nearsighted. :-)
On a similar note try leaving out vowels in a sentence or two. Actually fairly readable. The Hebrew alphabet has no vowels, but in the formal printed version there are symbols under letters to help with the sound (and meaning), while in its cursive form context determines sound (and meaning).
The mind good at sampling and filling in the blanks.
Even old brains are more adept at seeing most patterns than we've been able to teach computers to do.
Cop Car
Had better luck with this than trying to determine where you were in the previous post. Thanks for restoring my frayed confidence.
I read it!!!! I'm with Dick!!!!
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