http://dankleiman.com/categories/psychology/Recent content in Psychology on Dan KleimanHugo -- 0.156.0en-usFri, 08 Nov 2013 09:46:58 +0000http://dankleiman.com/taichi/the-yin-and-yang-of-problem-solving/Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:46:58 +0000http://dankleiman.com/taichi/the-yin-and-yang-of-problem-solving/<p><img alt="following instructions" loading="lazy" src="http://dankleiman.com/uploads/2012/04/following-instructions.jpg"></p> <p>You know how you can be banging your head against a wall, trying to figure something out?</p> <p>Then, you sleep on it, take a shower, or go for a walk and suddenly a solution pops into your head.</p> <p>Have you ever wondered why this happens or how it works? So have I&hellip;and I don&rsquo;t know HOW it works, but I do know that we are practicing the exact same skill in qigong.</p>http://dankleiman.com/taichi/decoding-student-practice-habits/Mon, 30 May 2011 08:10:30 +0000http://dankleiman.com/taichi/decoding-student-practice-habits/<p><img alt="The Donkey Kong Model of Learning" loading="lazy" src="http://www.arcade-museum.com/images/118/1181242103213.png"></p> <p>What the heck does Donkey Kong have to do with the practice habits of tai chi students? It turns out the ladders and platforms in the video game are a perfect model for understanding the ecosystem of students practice habits. Let me explain the survey design and then I&rsquo;ll share some really fascinating results about how people engage Brookline Tai Chi to develop their tai chi practice.</p>