The Educational Stretch

“Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” (Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.)

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In your own words, what is the main idea or meaning of the above quote by the 19th century American physician and essayist Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.?

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” (Albert Einstein)

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Getting Personal

In your own personal education, what idea or ideas have had the effect of stretching your mind in a way that had changed your mind to an extent that you could never return to a previous way of thinking?

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Interested in seeing what artificial intelligence (AI) has to say about the meaning of today’s quotation? Compare it to your own interpretation. You may be fascinated, or even possibly humbled. Check it out by just clicking below:

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INSIGHTS for SUCCESS

“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.”  (Maya Angelou)

“The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.”
(Thomas Paine) 

“Change is the end result of all true learning.” (Leo Buscaglia) 

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By Gary and Esther Berkley

Gary and Esther Berkley are the authors of "Whatever You Become, Become Your Best - The College and Graduate Guide to Wisdom for Success in Life." Check it out at www.amazon.com/dp/B09593L5FT

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