This is great. Thank you very much for coming up with such video. Please present more metaphors and allegories to understand abstract concepts. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your detailed and holistic elucidation on abstract thinking: What it is, what it requires, how and where it is used, how it enables expertise in one domain to open up our understandings of other domains, etc. Your ability to connect the dots that appear mostly unrelated using a diverse set of examples is superb.
Hi Zoltan, this was definitely helpful in regard to visualizing "abstract". I've never had to actually process anything in an "abstract" sense if you will, but I feel empowered that I should and that it will help with growth mindsets depending on how it's used as a tool. Thank you
Just discovered this video while doing some reading about the way I have noticed i think about the world compared to others. Immediately subbed and I haven't even watched the other videos yet. I know a brilliant and intelligent thinker the minute that I hear one
You all probably dont give a shit but does anybody know of a way to log back into an Instagram account? I stupidly forgot my login password. I would love any tricks you can offer me.
@Collin Jerome Thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
This video really opened my eyes on the term, I thought I understood what it meant. But now I have much better understanding. Thanks a lot and I'm going to watch more videos from the channel 💜
@@ZoltanGregorHK the notion that abstract thinking is domain specific. And the different forms in which it manifests itself like categorization, analogies, metaphors, etc. Also the problem at the end of the video. You have beautifully conveyed all of your insights in the process of solving it. I hope you continue the use of interesting practical problems at the end of your videos to manifest your insights. have a great weekend.
Hi Zoltan, thank you very much for taking the time to create this video. I especially liked the test at the end. Mind blowing! I didn’t check, but do your other videos detail the specific skills needed and how to improve/develop them? My challenge is making generalizations and understanding the bigger picture. I get caught in the specifics. Thank you ❤️
Thank you, L Bits, for the acknowledgement. Well, I have 45 videos in the "abstract thinking" playlist. And especially in the 38 videos in the "Abstract thinking tools" series I talk about different methods to develop you skills. However, you need to develop your specific knowledge in your specific domain to develop your abstract thinking in that field. For example, if you want specific abstract thinking development in biology, you need to know a lot of details in biology. And most of my other videos in other topics are mindset related so they deal with the big pictures, like in social skills, relationship, emotion, communication etc. Did you have something more specific in your mind when you asked your question?
Zoltan, thank you for this interesting video, nice explanation and examples. But what kind of thinking was going on when you made this video on a busy street with loads of noise and distractions in your background ? was there a reason you chose this location ?
I create almost all of my videos outdoor, sometimes in a park and sometimes in a busy street. It is more interesting, more dynamic and the lightning is better than at home.. It is also a good practice for me not to be distracted by the environment and being exposed to a judging audience on the spot. And sometimes interesting things happen in the street. And I want to show the life, people and streets in Hong Kong.
Iloumnia 82 commented on 1 January 2022 but I accidentally deleted the message, which I found in the notification later and copied here: "thank you for the video! so nice to hear all these infos! but maybe in a future video you can choose a deferent backround? its too noizy time to time and i can hardly hear you!"
Hi, Zoltan! thanks for your explanation, it's helping me with my process of developing abstract thinking. Though, I still have doubts on the very last option "14 is correct because it is the only answer where only straight lines are used in the digits of the numbers in the answers" Since this is a visual approach of the abstract thinking "straight lines", what happened with the number 7 in the initial sequence? if I take the reference from your video the 7 has a curve on its "diagonal line". Of course, now I'm writing to you this comment I can see that in this comment font, the number 7 just have straight lines. Thanks and greetings from Colombia!
The key idea is that in multiple choice tests, beside the obvious solution, other answers could be correct, too by a logic that the test creator did not think of.
I do not read books so I cannot recommend any. I have around 40 videos about abstract thinking and each deals with a unique idea. You can probably find books related to those specific ideas easier.
Hi Zoltan, interesting presentation! Do you have any references (links or videos) on relation between abstract thinking and theology. I am wondering if people with powerful mathematical abstract thinking have more or less inclination towards theology.
I have a random question, would it be risky to choose the other options other than 10 in an abstract reasoning test? Or does this variation get factored? Could it also be that the abstract reasoning test is designed to get the most basic thinking? I ask because in other videos I have watched, 10 would be the recommended answer
This video is not about how to answer the question if the test is flawed like in the example. If you are the test creator / administrator, be aware that other answers can be correct, too, so do not just make a multiple choice IQ test but ask or let people explain their answers. And if you are forced to take a test like this, and you are not allowed to explain your answer or choice, do not take the test but challange the system by asking them how they can know that there is only one possible correct answer for each question. Or just walk away from that stupid organisation that does not understand that there can be multiple correct answers. And yes, you can play safe and choose the obvious answer, too.
He introduced 4 abstractions in order to show it is possible that all those numbers are correct answers. The abstraction is the rule around which your focus is, when you are trying to answer the question, using the available numbers. The rule is to find attributes which can connect those 3 numbers in the question with each other. The rules he came up with is 1. the numbers in the question are 3 numbers away from each other if we focus on their numerical values. 2. the numbers in the question are 1 number away from each other if we are focusing on the fact, how many letters they are consisting of. 3. the numbers in the question accept 9 as a solution if our focus is, that 9 is the only available number among the possible answers which is one digit just like the numbers in the question. 4. the numbers in the question are built up visually from lines in which case 14 is a correct answer because 14 is the only other number among the possible answer which only has lines as visual building units. I hope this will clarify it a bit.
Hi Kizito Onyeagusi. Are you asking about my IQ test problem at the end of the video? If yes, I explained there why all the four offered answers can be correct, not only the obvious one. The main problem with multiple choice IQ and other tests is that a person can find another logic that is also correct other than the one the test creator has in mind.
The problem with abstraction... If you are born too deep within the abstraction (s)... You will never know the details that have be abstracted away... Point ... "We no longer have the technology to go to the moon"... NASA circa a few years ago.
People can become an expert of an abstraction layer while they do not need to know much about the connecting abstartion layers, just to connect to them and get help from the expert of those other layers. Like in a company.
@@ZoltanGregorHK from my perspective... :) Computer science... This is how important detail is lost ( for the sake of abstraction)... End result... Computer programmers that don't understand how computers work (ultimately, this leads to big problems)... Not ideal... But don't get me wrong... Used correctly. Proper useful. The idea of forms (Plato).. Always interested me. All the best, keep up the good work.
Yes, details are lost - when it is not important for someone. Like in programming, the functions, classes, modules. You do not want to go into the details of a function. That would take for ever to understand. You just want to use by entering the input parameters to get the result or output.
This is great. Thank you very much for coming up with such video. Please present more metaphors and allegories to understand abstract concepts. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your detailed and holistic elucidation on abstract thinking: What it is, what it requires, how and where it is used, how it enables expertise in one domain to open up our understandings of other domains, etc. Your ability to connect the dots that appear mostly unrelated using a diverse set of examples is superb.
You are welcome.
How in the hell , this never got recommended to me by UA-cam. Highly underrated channel!!
Thanks.
I searched for it .I typed abstractical thinking
Hi Zoltan, this was definitely helpful in regard to visualizing "abstract". I've never had to actually process anything in an "abstract" sense if you will, but I feel empowered that I should and that it will help with growth mindsets depending on how it's used as a tool. Thank you
All thinking, mental processing is abstract.
Excellent examples to illustrate abstract thinking.
There are more examples in the Abstract thinking playlist.
Just discovered this video while doing some reading about the way I have noticed i think about the world compared to others. Immediately subbed and I haven't even watched the other videos yet. I know a brilliant and intelligent thinker the minute that I hear one
Thanks for the kind words.
You all probably dont give a shit but does anybody know of a way to log back into an Instagram account?
I stupidly forgot my login password. I would love any tricks you can offer me.
@Angel Bruno Instablaster :)
@Collin Jerome Thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now.
Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@Collin Jerome It worked and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thanks so much, you really help me out!
This video really opened my eyes on the term, I thought I understood what it meant. But now I have much better understanding.
Thanks a lot and I'm going to watch more videos from the channel 💜
Which idea was new, useful and interesting to you?
@@ZoltanGregorHK the notion that abstract thinking is domain specific. And the different forms in which it manifests itself like categorization, analogies, metaphors, etc.
Also the problem at the end of the video. You have beautifully conveyed all of your insights in the process of solving it.
I hope you continue the use of interesting practical problems at the end of your videos to manifest your insights.
have a great weekend.
Thank you for your detailed feedback, Shadeed.
I learned so much in the last part of the video.. faster than any method. And I too fall into the answer trap of thinking only 1 answer is correct
Very good.
This is useful information....but lot of background noises....request you to record in some noise free environment. Thank you
I love this channel.
Thank you.
Hi Zoltan, thank you very much for taking the time to create this video. I especially liked the test at the end. Mind blowing! I didn’t check, but do your other videos detail the specific skills needed and how to improve/develop them? My challenge is making generalizations and understanding the bigger picture. I get caught in the specifics. Thank you ❤️
Thank you, L Bits, for the acknowledgement. Well, I have 45 videos in the "abstract thinking" playlist. And especially in the 38 videos in the "Abstract thinking tools" series I talk about different methods to develop you skills. However, you need to develop your specific knowledge in your specific domain to develop your abstract thinking in that field. For example, if you want specific abstract thinking development in biology, you need to know a lot of details in biology.
And most of my other videos in other topics are mindset related so they deal with the big pictures, like in social skills, relationship, emotion, communication etc. Did you have something more specific in your mind when you asked your question?
Thank you. 💛 Please upload more.
Watch the Abstract thinking playlist. There are 45 videos there in this topic.
I was impressed. THANKS MAN.
Ro Pips, which ideas in the video were new, interesting or useful for you?
Very cool, thanks
Oh, Kazakhstan!
@@ZoltanGregorHK hahaha
Zoltan, thank you for this interesting video, nice explanation and examples. But what kind of thinking was going on when you made this video on a busy street with loads of noise and distractions in your background ? was there a reason you chose this location ?
I create almost all of my videos outdoor, sometimes in a park and sometimes in a busy street. It is more interesting, more dynamic and the lightning is better than at home.. It is also a good practice for me not to be distracted by the environment and being exposed to a judging audience on the spot. And sometimes interesting things happen in the street. And I want to show the life, people and streets in Hong Kong.
@@ZoltanGregorHK What can I say ! - only very cool. You have a new fan and subscriber. Thank you for sharing.
You are welcome, Aidan.
Good question this actually made laugh.
How does one connect abstract detail to a reason or purpose.
With the grammatical structure of the language that the topic is discussed... Juggling the coin between its synonyms and antonyms.
@@101RealTalker i see
Iloumnia 82 commented on 1 January 2022 but I accidentally deleted the message, which I found in the notification later and copied here:
"thank you for the video! so nice to hear all these infos! but maybe in a future video you can choose a deferent backround? its too noizy time to time and i can hardly hear you!"
Can you eliminate the background noise.
Hi, Zoltan! thanks for your explanation, it's helping me with my process of developing abstract thinking. Though, I still have doubts on the very last option "14 is correct because it is the only answer where only straight lines are used in the digits of the numbers in the answers"
Since this is a visual approach of the abstract thinking "straight lines", what happened with the number 7 in the initial sequence? if I take the reference from your video the 7 has a curve on its "diagonal line". Of course, now I'm writing to you this comment I can see that in this comment font, the number 7 just have straight lines. Thanks and greetings from Colombia!
The key idea is that in multiple choice tests, beside the obvious solution, other answers could be correct, too by a logic that the test creator did not think of.
This is so helpful. Thank you.
You are welcome.
Thank you very much for the Video! it opened my mind to abstract thinking! do you recomend any book who talk about this skill?
I do not read books so I cannot recommend any. I have around 40 videos about abstract thinking and each deals with a unique idea. You can probably find books related to those specific ideas easier.
Hi Zoltan, interesting presentation! Do you have any references (links or videos) on relation between abstract thinking and theology. I am wondering if people with powerful mathematical abstract thinking have more or less inclination towards theology.
I don't know anything about theology.
@@ZoltanGregorHK
If we see a dead body in perfect condition with an abstract understanding we can understand something is missing?
@@ISKCONHISTORY How should I know?
@@ZoltanGregorHK does abstract thinking only have to do with subtle process of thinking? How about something Beyond the body?
great video
Glad you enjoyed it
So I guess my abstract thinking level might be low. What do I do now?
#homoxymoronomatura First step watch all of my abstract thinking videos from the "Abstract Thinking" playlist. They will help you know what to do.
I have a random question, would it be risky to choose the other options other than 10 in an abstract reasoning test? Or does this variation get factored? Could it also be that the abstract reasoning test is designed to get the most basic thinking? I ask because in other videos I have watched, 10 would be the recommended answer
This video is not about how to answer the question if the test is flawed like in the example.
If you are the test creator / administrator, be aware that other answers can be correct, too, so do not just make a multiple choice IQ test but ask or let people explain their answers.
And if you are forced to take a test like this, and you are not allowed to explain your answer or choice, do not take the test but challange the system by asking them how they can know that there is only one possible correct answer for each question.
Or just walk away from that stupid organisation that does not understand that there can be multiple correct answers.
And yes, you can play safe and choose the obvious answer, too.
He introduced 4 abstractions in order to show it is possible that all those numbers are correct answers. The abstraction is the rule around which your focus is, when you are trying to answer the question, using the available numbers. The rule is to find attributes which can connect those 3 numbers in the question with each other. The rules he came up with is 1. the numbers in the question are 3 numbers away from each other if we focus on their numerical values. 2. the numbers in the question are 1 number away from each other if we are focusing on the fact, how many letters they are consisting of. 3. the numbers in the question accept 9 as a solution if our focus is, that 9 is the only available number among the possible answers which is one digit just like the numbers in the question. 4. the numbers in the question are built up visually from lines in which case 14 is a correct answer because 14 is the only other number among the possible answer which only has lines as visual building units. I hope this will clarify it a bit.
Is abstract thinking a gift too sir? :O
No. It is a skill that you can learn and improve. We were all born very stupid and then we learn.
I was focused on his brilliant explanations until 5:05 where ladies wave their hands...!
#Byunggyu & Thinkers And what happened after that?
scholar
OK
You did not expanciate more on how the answers were correct. Some visual effects will aid in understanding what you mean...
Hi Kizito Onyeagusi. Are you asking about my IQ test problem at the end of the video? If yes, I explained there why all the four offered answers can be correct, not only the obvious one. The main problem with multiple choice IQ and other tests is that a person can find another logic that is also correct other than the one the test creator has in mind.
He definitely did. Hope you saw it.
The problem with abstraction... If you are born too deep within the abstraction (s)... You will never know the details that have be abstracted away...
Point ... "We no longer have the technology to go to the moon"... NASA circa a few years ago.
People can become an expert of an abstraction layer while they do not need to know much about the connecting abstartion layers, just to connect to them and get help from the expert of those other layers. Like in a company.
@@ZoltanGregorHK yep. Therein lies the problem. great channel. Sub.
This is how society can perform more and more complex tasks - by cooperating with other experts.
@@ZoltanGregorHK from my perspective... :) Computer science... This is how important detail is lost ( for the sake of abstraction)... End result... Computer programmers that don't understand how computers work (ultimately, this leads to big problems)... Not ideal...
But don't get me wrong... Used correctly. Proper useful. The idea of forms (Plato).. Always interested me. All the best, keep up the good work.
Yes, details are lost - when it is not important for someone. Like in programming, the functions, classes, modules. You do not want to go into the details of a function. That would take for ever to understand. You just want to use by entering the input parameters to get the result or output.
Not everyone can abstract think, most have an inner monologue
Isn't an inner monologue abstract thinking?
@@ZoltanGregorHK I think he meant thinking so Abstract that goes beyond having inner monologues