Order in Chaos

In the video "Two Nerdy Obsessions Meet and It's Magic" video, magician and puzzle creator David Kwong shares humans are wired to solve.  Solving is as primal skill just like eating and sleep, in fact, UCLA researchers found that infants can recognize and want to solve problems.  This truth helps us to not get distracted when we are in a crisis or when we get puzzled by something that happens in our personal and professional life.  We are able to think more clearly when solving problems because the idea that we know we can find order in the mess we are in gives us hope and reasons to keep go on and move forward.  This in effect calms the nerds down and we can generate solutions rather than freaking out about what's happening,  especially when we want to give up. Knowing this will not only help us in school and at work, but it will help us in the long run in life. Life will always have bumps and obstacles for us to pass through and this knowledge will give us the perseverance and strength to get through them.


Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/david_kwong_two_nerdy_obsessions_meet_and_it_s_magic?language=en