Oozing Thoughts

Beginning at 33

2011-10-14T08:10:00.000-07:00

I completed 32 years of existence on this planet last night. 32 Earth years! I've seen changes happen during this period of time. Wars, miracles, achievements and also human depravity.

What holds for me in the future?

This will be my daily chronicle of events as I see it, through my human eyes, as I step into year 33 of my life.

Rumination etc

2010-03-13T20:50:00.000-08:00

It's been quite a journey over the past 3 years. I've acheived quite a few things in this time, got in to a University that continues to inspire everyone associated with it. Wed the person I love, learnt the good news that she is carrying a little part of me inside her.

In a few days from now, I'll be writing exams to finish another part of my student life and move on. What holds the future? What direction will life take me?

Music for the Soul?

2010-03-07T06:02:00.000-08:00

Much attention has been paid to music from ancient times. Ancient people enjoyed the sound of flowing streams, chirping of birds, and waterfall music. Without any doubt, music is needed for the soul; however, some people deny it. Several years ago people started to provide simple instruments that made harmonic sounds. Today there are complicated musical instruments which create beautiful sounds. Thus, there are two major classifications of music which are named traditional, and modern ones.

As many psychologists claim, music is the food for soul. So many times listening to a piece of light music after a busy day of working releases the tensions and gives energy to people. Music deals with our emotions and passion. Research studies show that using an appropriate music in postoperative wards decreases the pain in the patients after surgery. On the other hand, it is proved that it creates more ability of solving difficult mathematics problems among the people, and more perception of notes of music. All of these findings demonstrate that people really need music.

Taking traditional music into account, it is one of the most important inheritances of the past. Traditional music is indicator of nations’ history. People usually feel a nostalgic sense with their own music. In other words, it roots from their ancestors’ lives, so it is valuable and dear.

Regarding modern music which is heard everywhere nowadays, it can communicate in particular with juveniles. They love heavy and instrumental music. By spending time listening to these kinds of exciting music, they release their energy that always find a way to exhaust in young. It is joyful and full of life .In fact it is an essential entertainment for people who are music fans. A positive point of modern music is its cosmopolitan effect. It belongs to all of the people worldwide, and it is a common language of nations.

No wonder, music is one of he most important aspects of life. To my mind, both traditional and modern music have equal importance. In different situations we need different harmonic sounds. Music gives us sense of humanity and understanding other people.

Elderly people of over 50 years of age should be retired

2010-01-23T06:00:00.000-08:00

One of the most challenging problems of today’s societies is elderly and age of retirement. Conceded that young people need to have an appropriate job position, working of elderly people of over 50 years of age has some benefits. Beneficiaries are both the elderly people and the society where these people live. Some of these advantages are using their experiences and decreasing the retirement remunerations.

Not surprisingly, elderly people who have worked for several years have so many experiences that can be transferred to young employees. In some developed countries, companies invite retired specialists to work with others in order that managers use their viewpoints and advice; to put it more simply, they exploit from about 30 years of knowledge and thoughtfulness.

Moreover, retirement of 50-year-old employees means that the government and insurance companies are compelled to pay much more money, in a long period of time and for people who are unemployed and not really old. Biological studies show convincingly that the age of 50 is not the age of retirement, and these people, as productive resources of companies can still work and do their best.

However, many people argue that retirement of elderly people will result in more employment of young ones; I find it hard to agree because first we should know when people are named as old people. As W.H.O reports, the beginning age of the elderly period is 65. Thus, retirement of people, 15 years before they actually become old seems not cost-effective.

In summary, old people are real investments for the countries. Working with them and beside them is a big chance for others. As far as I am concerned, people should be retired at the age of 65 when they have worked for about 30 years.

Specialists are OverRated!

2009-10-19T06:05:00.000-07:00

In this era more specialists are needed and because of this they are overrated. It dose not mean that generalists are not important or society does not need them; on the contrary, society needs generalists in the beginning of every field, and then specialist are needed in the high levels. The need to more specialists is obvious in many areas such as science, education, and medicine.

Society needs more specialists in medicine because they can cure progressive diseases; for instance, when people suffer from cold they will see a general practitioner, but when they feel pain in heart, lung or muscles they refer to a specialist, so generalists can cure a limited area of diseases which are in first stages. On the other hand, general practitioners can learn and memorize a limited subjects; that is, they know a little about skin, skeletal, lung, and heart diseases. Moreover, when people get sick, they prefer to go to a specialist rather than to go to a generalist.

Likewise, in education, society needs more specialists. When students want to start learning alphabet or calculus, generalists can teach them because they are not complicated subjects but as students go to higher grades and want to learn algebra, geometry or literature, their need to specialists is sensible.

Similarly, in science, for instance in computer sciences, a generalist can operate only simple tasks while a specialist can design for example web pages and actually do the simple tasks, too. Computer science has many fields and so many specialists are needed.

In conclusion, nowadays that the speed of progress of science is unbelievable and people have to walk with its pace, societies need more and more specialists and if they are overrated, it is appropriate.

Attending a live performance (for example, a play, concert, or sporting event) is more enjoyable than watching the same event on television.

2009-10-02T05:37:00.000-07:00

Deciding on attending a live performance or watching the same event on television is such a controversial issue. While there are many a great people that support the idea of taking part in these events as the audience, some people believe in monitoring these performances just on television. Actually, each group present their belief based on respective logical reasons. As my idea resulted from several accounts, it is more beneficial to join the second group.

In fact, this point of view analytically comes from some advantages that prove its betterment. Owing to some problems that are inevitably produced by the flood (torrent) of crowds rushing toward the center of the event, it can be wise decision to stay at home and avoid being stuck in traffic congestions and being nervous. So, we can manage our time more efficiently to enjoy watching our intended program on television. Moreover, we can have the opportunity of watching the events in the television room beside our family members or friends who might be old or have some problem to accompany us to the performance, and then the argument about the most recent and exciting event is the more interesting part. Furthermore, individuals feel more comfortable whenever they watch these kinds of events that need more attention to be followed in such a private place. They are able to concentrate more deeply and sense what is going on in detail.

No wonder, there are two distinctive ideas about whether to attend a live performance or watch it on television, and each of them has its own pros and cons. In summary, because there are more advantages coming from sundry supportive reasons, it is more recommended to save our time and enjoy monitoring these performances on television.

Progress is always good?

2009-09-22T06:04:00.000-07:00

“Life is like water that flows in a river”. This sentence is a part of a poem by one of Iranian poets. Some people believe that life needs improvement beause if we are stagnant and do not have any progress after a period of time, all of us get bored and boredom is beginning of many difficulties in life. On the other hand, some people believe that all progress has done and it is time that we enjoy life and have a placid(?) life.

Many people have a very routine life. Their activities are limited to earn a little money for a living and they are happy with their life. Without improvement in financial aspect of life, they are well satisfied with the present things that they have and they never get any more things than pervious.

In spite of the first group of people, some others think that they need improvement and motion in many different aspects of life such as educational, financial and private aspects of life. Regarding educational aspects of life they improve from the beginning of educational period to the end of it. They try to be the best in their societies and compete with each other, so they believe that competition is the spirit of progress. Also, in financial aspects, they progress to provide a better life for themselves and their families, so they think that if each day they do not try harder than previous, they cannot improve their life.

In summary, as a means of self-statement, progress is always good. Without it we never earn new things, new information, or new technologies. In the end, I believe that our life must be like water that flows in the river, full of power, motion and progress.

Part Time Jobs - A Necessity

2009-08-12T05:57:00.000-07:00

It is undoubtedly true that these days, most school and university students participate in part-time jobs. Although, some people correctly argue that it is time-consuming work which will take the students study time, part-time job has some benefits for the students. Its advantages can be viewed from financial, experimental and psychological aspects.

Generally speaking, having a part-time job will help the student to earn money. The amount, however, is not significant, but it will be useful for daily needs of a student; for instance, buying clothes and university books, shopping from canteen, and paying for transportation. I, myself, had a part-time job that helped me to be able to pay for enrolment in extra classes.

Taking experiments into account, a part-time job provides us with many valuable experiments. It causes the student to be familiar with the world that is out of classes, and it will compel the student to have interactive relationships with people; furthermore, it will precisely open a new world in front of the student’s eyes and will take him/her out from solitary life.

In terms of psychology, part-time job will create a pleasant feeling of self-esteem in the student. In fact, it will denote a sense of independence and freedom. This is exactly at the time when it comes to action and the student is going to step in the real world.

To sum up, having a part-time job is worthwhile for students. As far as I can say, it will improve some aspects of students’ life; although time must be paid for it.

Salaries are not enough to make happy

2009-06-21T05:58:00.000-07:00

One of the most challenging problems of today's societies is how employers can support the employees. Assuming that employees are remunerated by companies, sometimes they cannot even afford many of their daily needs. Some of the problems that they encounter are high cost of living, retirement problems and loss of work motivation.

To begin with, high cost of living causes many problems for wage earners, particularly employees. They do not run their own business; to put it more simply; they have no capital for private work. According to insurance organizations reports, employees earn the least amount of money among the people of societies; on the other hand, employees are the people who pay their taxes regularly. These issues can cause problems for employees.

Second, the employees’ salaries decrease at the time of retirement and this results in so many problems. Most probably, this is the time when children are grown up and life expenditures are in the highest level. Hence, if the salaries are not paid sufficiently, many problems will arise in these periods.

Many employers, however, argue that by decreasing salaries, the company will save money. But I find it hard to agree because even if it will work for a short time, the company will lose much in the long run, because employees are the most important investments of companies among others, such as material and money. Hence, ‘low-incomes’ will decrease their motivation for work and will hurt the system.

To sum up, companies must satisfy their employees because of the humane points of view and because of then again, their own success. As far as I can say, sufficient and appropriate salaries and some facilities like health insurance will make employees happy and this will result in the happiness of the company.

Smoking tobacco should be made illegal like other dangerous drugs

2009-05-12T05:54:00.000-07:00

In the world today where stresses and tensions are at high degree, some people appeal to smoke cigarettes. They think that by means of cigar they can relax themselves, while it is obviously shown how harmful tobacco smoking is and it is clear why it should be banned in public. Smoking, at a glance, has many noxious effects on body. Some harmful aspects are proved and shown on body, on economy, and on the air.

Taking body into account, tobacco smoking has so many hazardous effects. W.H.O reports that 85 per cent of lung cancers are caused by cigarette smoking .On the other hand, recent research studies show that low birth weight is more common among the children of smoker mothers. Another effect of tobacco on the body is its risk for heart diseases. Smoking is the major cause of heart attacks. These examples simply show the perils of tobacco smoking to the body.

Furthermore, cigarette trading these days has become a lucrative business around the world, especially within developed countries. This subject leads to extraction of millions of dollars from developing countries in order to import cigars. This currency that is spent on smoking perilous substances, can be specified for education, health, and infrastructures. In addition, smoking affects the economy of families. The money that can be used for promotion of life is used for decreasing life span.

From the air point of view, smoking cigarettes has dramatic effects on air. In rapidly increasing air pollution of metropolitan areas, smoking makes the situation even worse. Scientists report that one of the major pollutants in big cities is cigarette smoke. Furthermore, every day we see a lot of fags on the streets or in the nature that make their scenes indecent.

No wonder, tobacco smoking is risky from several points of view and making it illegal may help to decline its adverse effects. People should find better ways to relax themselves, like exercise or reading.

Iranian Musical Instruments

2008-11-02T05:52:00.000-08:00

International events make unique opportunities for people of different countries and cultures to know each other. Selecting a national symbol for an international exhibition is a matter of importance, because many of participants, who do not know the country or have little information about it, may judge the country through its representative. Each of Iranian musical instruments is a suitable thing to be sent to international exhibitions, since it can express various aspects of our art and culture, can familiarize people to a less unknown art of the country, and introduce the history of musical instruments development.

Firstly, one reason why selecting a musical instrument is recommended is that it could present different branches of art to people. As one may notice, one of the main differences between Iranian musical instruments and western types is the process of its manufacture. Iranian musical instruments can actually be considered as handicrafts; however, it should be mentioned that there are numerous factories in other countries which produce musical instruments. In nearly all cases, expert musicians make instruments either in their houses or in small workshops and spend weeks to create a desirable instrument which makes lovely chords and which has a fantastic shape. Moreover, sometimes a painter draws traditional portraits or landscapes on instruments. On the other hand, previous experiences have shown that if there is any chance to perform a piece, people with different tastes enjoy Iranian music.

Additionally, sending a musical instrument to an international exhibition is one of the best selections in order to introduce new branches of art. People all around the world, are familiar with Iranian carpets and rugs as a symbol. While as an economic and cultural point of view it is crucial to retain the situation of carpet at international level, the necessity of introducing other handicraft should be taken into consideration.

Most importantly, sending musical instruments to an international exhibition might create a chance to describe the historic development of musical instruments through time. One of the famous German musicians, Herbert Ulrich, believes that Iranian instruments are the primary models of many modern instruments. For example, violin is similar to an instrument named Kamancheh, but the sound of violin is more powerful and explicit than its ancestor. Santour is another Iranian instrument which is the pioneer of piano. Guitar has also a less complicated Iranian grandfather which is called Taar and is one the most favorable musical instruments among Iranian people.

In brief, I do recommend sending a musical instrument as a representative of my country. Undoubtedly, it attracts attention and familiarizes other nationalities with the fantastic background of musical instruments in Iran.

Learning about the past has no value

2008-09-02T05:45:00.000-07:00

Some people, especially the young who have not interfaced serious problems in their lives, are of the opinion that there is no need to inform about the ancestors and their experiences. However, it is obvious that history, ancient or modern, teaches us numerous beneficial lessons, and even can save our lives. We need to learn about the past as it is meaningless to divide the time to past, present, and future; historical experiences repeat again and again, and each person must familiarize with his past in order to find the best way for his future life.

It is clear that time is continuous, and human himself categorizes the time into different periods. To some people, past means 2 years ago, and to some others it means 200 years Before Christ. No difference what past means, Dr. Elen Morris, the advisor to Ministry of Culture of the UK, announced that the results of their research on the graduates of British universities showed that “students who passed at least 2 courses on history, achieved better marks in other courses.” She believes that “learning history improves the ability of an individual to gain an understanding of other subjects, significantly”. On the other hand, being aware of the past events, helps people to make wise and correct decisions in their lives, because reading the history convinces us that poor activities result in undesirable outcomes and the populace never forget honest people.

Secondly, repeatable entity of experiences gives practical ideas to those who learn history. For one thing, analyzing the past happenings helps us to reduce the faults. For another, knowing the past occasions is undoubtedly useful in saving today resources and even one’s life by preventing to repeat similar involvements. Moreover, sociologists proved that in nearly all circumstances, the appearance of a problem is the only thing which has been altered through years. As a result, absorbing the important lessons of each historical occasion leads to solve current problems much more easily.

Thirdly, we should always consider human’s past in order to enjoy our lives. If we did not know the history of Pasteur’s efforts, we would not respect the healthy environment we live in today. People should also try to introduce with holy men who have tried hard for many years in the hope that they show the right way of living to people, fighters who have been killed in order to save the masses (?) lives, and artists who have created memorable works which everyone is proud of having as a national masterpiece. Furthermore, learning about the past shows trends of changes in the world, and in this way, forming the failures and successes over time could be more understandable.

In brief, it is obvious that learning about the past is one of the most valuable tasks for everyone who wants to live better than his ancestors. We can learn and consider each period of the history as a unique teacher that casts a light on our lives.

Travelling Alone or With a Companion? Tough Choices

2008-06-02T05:47:00.000-07:00

Deciding on whether to travel with a companion or to travel alone is a very disputatious issue. While there are many a great people supporting the idea of traveling with a companion, the considerable number of people that are against this belief and up hold the idea of traveling alone cannot be negligible. Each of these two points of view originates from its respective logical reasons and supports and the regarding vagueness is still bothersome unless we do not discuss them in detail.

As a matter of fact, the first group of people that support the idea of traveling with a companion believe in many advantages that enhance this idea. First of all, traveling along with the others will result in more familiarization with the personal characteristics of individuals in real but small scale of their life(?). They believe that they can more precisely judge their friends’ natural reactions against unexpected events and occasions and then this in turn leads to having a better knowledge of their friends. Next, when people travel with one or more companions, they will be able to tolerate some boring parts of their travel by spending their time together and by enjoying talking about their past memories. Finally, this decision will help them to save their money more and more by sharing some vital utilities and facilities such as their accommodation.

On the other hand, there are some positive points in traveling alone for the people who prefer to choose that way. In fact, they can experience everything in which they are interested without any permission or pre-scheduling, and that is because of the time limitation of most travels. Some people intend to have an opportunity to experience complete independence and know how they can deal with this issue. Moreover, the same people prefer to travel in this shape owing to their introvert characteristics. Also, in some special cases such as business trips or educational journeys, they find that no other options they can have.

In summary, considering the fact that preference to travel with a companion or alone is such a controversial issue, it will be helpful to find what the total advantages of each decision are; then, based on our personal characteristics, we may choose the way that will match our nature more(that will best suit our demands/nature). In my opinion, traveling with a companion, due to the more advantages it has, will provide a greater and more enjoyable time during our trip.

Alternative forms of transport should be encouraged

2008-04-07T05:56:00.000-07:00

By promoting life quality in today’s world, people try to find ways to facilitate their own lives. One of the accessible devices for amenity is automobile. Millions of cars are on roads for this purpose. Conceded that cars have some advantages, we cannot deny the problems and difficulties arising from driving cars. Some of these problems are air pollution, noise pollution, and destruction of nature.

Considering air pollution, cars on roads dramatically affect the air. Recent studies show that millions of exhaust pipes release dangerous and toxic gases into the air. These perilous gases have instantaneous effects on the body. In fact, the main reason for air pollution in the last decade has been cars. Cars have incredibly more effect on air than factories do.

Taking noise pollution into account, sounds of millions of horns and engines annoy people in metropolitan areas of the world. According to W.H.O, high-pitched noise can cause stress and tension, and can bring about many psychosomatic diseases in the people that are exposed to these sounds. All people in big cities are seriously tired after a workday, because of additional and disturbing noise caused by cars.

On the other hand, by increasing the number of cars, governments are compelled to develop the roads. This subject has obliged them to destroy meadows and forests; in other words, it unfortunately deletes the nature. In recent years, millions of hectares of green and eye-catching forests are destroyed to make roads and highways, and it has so many adverse effects on environment we all live in.

No wonder, changing the form of transport will decrease the number of cars on roads and consequently will diminish the disturbing effects of such a huge number of cars. Developing transportation system and encouraging people to use them instead of their own cars will make the situation better. Public transport system is an appropriate facility for people of today.

The Thrill of Danger

2007-12-19T05:53:00.000-08:00

Stressful entity of today’s life intensifies the magnitude of psychological pressure on the populace; therefore, people try to suppress different kinds of pressures through various strategies like dangerous sports. Dangerous activities help people to feel relaxed, have fun, and be creative through experiencing new events.

First of all, dangerous activities attract people, because it makes them feel relaxed. Dr. Alex Martin and his colleagues in University of Colorado hypothesized that performing or even watching exciting or dangerous activities secretes special chemical substances in body, which have a compensatory effect on the release of stress-related hormones. Moreover, all of us have encountered dangerous situations, which might be frightening, but remembering hazardous locations is desirable. (Why? Explain!)

Additionally, performing dangerous activities or sports could be considered as entertainment. One of the most important aspects of risky situations, which prevent life to be boring, is the sense of danger. Secure games or sports are not as attractive and interesting as risky ones. Today, most people have a monotonous rhythm of life. Scientists presume that all of us need unexpected occasions like taking part in dangerous sports in order to tolerate daily chores.

Undoubtedly, people practice new experiences through dangerous activities. For some people, reading the latest novel or attending international meetings is wonderful and is considered as a new experience. However, for others a new experience is one that is accompanied with a little risk. History has shown that nearly all the great who made deep changes in human life belonged to the latter category. As one may notice, famous scientists, artists, fighters, and politicians were naughty children who used to make a dangerous atmosphere and enjoyed it.

In brief, I surmise that people need changes in order to enjoy their life. They have to try in the hope that they find suitable activities to obtain this modification. Obviously, dangerous hobbies are a fantastic choice.

Research centers

2007-05-02T05:50:00.000-07:00

Scientific documents have proved that basic research is an essential factor in order to progress in different fields. Since we have limited resources, it is important to find priorities in each community and invest on them. In my country, developing a research center for business is more useful in comparison with an agriculture center, because a business research unit can answer key questions regarding economic development, agriculture can be considered as a subgroup of business, and we will benefit from business development more than from positive changes in agriculture.

Economic improvement is one of the most crucial aspects in development. Establishing a business research center helps politicians to find appropriate remedies and adopt suitable strategies regarding enhancement of national income (revenues). Moreover, it seems that social transition, which has started in my country since early 1990s, results in structural change in economy, so more attention should be oriented on business activities today. On the other hand, experiences from other countries, which have been involved in wars and tried to ameliorate their international situation after peace, shows that economic growth through focus on business activities is one of the most successful approaches in this regard.

Additionally, developing a business research center, instead of an agricultural center, is recommended because improvement in farming depends on trade growth. One of the biggest economic agencies in the United States announced that all features of development depend on level of business success in a country. Furthermore, in my country the research deputy Minister of Agriculture declared that transition from traditional to modern farming, which should take place sooner or later, rests on development in other aspects and needs large investment.

Finally, considering the position of agriculture versus business in my country, it will be known that developing a business center is more beneficial. For one thing, it should be taken into consideration that subsistence agriculture is common in Iran. Surprisingly, less than 30% of Iranian population work as farmers; that is, most of the people who live in rural areas have miscellaneous jobs. For another, one should note that we are one of the wealthiest countries regarding the mines and numerous oil resources, but we have never used their optimum potential capacity. In order to achieve desirable progress in this field, expansion of business activities is of a matter of importance.

In brief, it is concluded that developing a business research center is more cost-effective than an agricultural center in my country. Advances in business result in economic growth, which will in turn (consequently) improve agricultural status.

Very good indeed! Just reconsider the suggested corrections. I believe you have some problem with the ‘passive voice’. There are times you shouldn’t use passive and times you should, but you do! Some verbs have the same spelling but are actually two verbs _ transitive and intransitive. The blueprint is a bit too long and probably vague, too. If you can make it smaller, that would be ideal.

Her

2007-04-14T20:31:00.000-07:00

It's been quite a while since I saw her. The easy smile that fills my heart with unending joy and relieves me of my burdens. I met her about 4 years ago, right around the time, all my troubles began. She's been a great support to me through all my trials and tribulations.

It was about a year and a half back, that I bid adieu to her and headed out to try something new. We never lost touch though, catching up over the phone or online, whenever she could manage. The occasional meet ups when I passed through her town. But it was never the same.

We met 5 days back after a long time. My counselling went fine and I've secured a seat at a prestigious South-Indian university, quite near her hometown. She was there, to help me go through this, yet again. I love her a lot!

Deeply rooted

2007-02-17T20:39:00.000-08:00

As I await the results, which may be declated any time now, I have a deeply rooted sense of inadequacy. I've been giving these bloody qualifiaction tests for 4 years now. Each time, it begins wih a lot of hope and ends with great despair.

There is no lack of effort on my part, however, there doesn't seem to be a way to get it right everytime. Only about 20% of the the exam goers succeed in this twice a year rig-a-marole. I've not been in the 20% for 31/2 years now. This year will make or break me. Either I get through this time or will have to find a different avenue.

Height of Boredom

2007-02-14T20:24:00.001-08:00

Ever wondered whats height of boredom? Is it lying down writing random names on google…and just browsing random homepages? Is it staring away into the space trying to figure out how many mosquitoes are visible on the immediate periphery?

This is what I've been doing for the past few days. I just completed giving an exam which will decide my future direction in life. I'm exhausted and do not know what will happen. As I wait, I begin writing this blog-post, wondering what to do next.

It's not that I lack motivation in life, only that, I've gone through a lot over the past 4 years!

A Quick and Definitive Guide to Negative Brainstorming

2006-03-05T21:04:00.000-08:00

Have you ever come upon a time during projects, that a problem that you face just seems unsolvable? On the other hand, do you still feel that there may be some ideas that you have not come up with yet? A different approach to brainstorming might be of some help. In this article, we aim to impart this technique to you, so that you may effectively utilize this technique to apply to your problem solving skills.

Negative brainstorming uses the human tendency to see the negative aspect of things, combining brainstorming and reversal techniques. This method is a simple reversal of asking positive aspect questions such as “How can I solve this problem?” to become “How can I cause more problems?”

How do I go about working on it?

First, clearly identify the problem or challenge and write it down.
Reverse the problem or challenge, i.e. “How to really mess up Mr. Bay’s wedding?” which will generate a relax atmosphere and bring forth many unexpected ideas which must be taken down too.
Cluster similar comments that mean the same thing.
Reverse the clusters into positive statements.

This method of brainstorming is often called “Tear-down” method, as its negativity is advantageous and seen in a positive light when training implementers to deal with hostile criticism. It is also important to follow up with a constructive debrief to ensure that the implementer feels encouraged and secure.

So remember that if a direct approach may not work too well at solving a problem, do not be afraid to think out of the box and think on the negative side of things. With proper guidance and techniques, negative brainstorming can be and will be a powerful and useful tool in all your problem-solving situations.