If intelligence (like beauty) is in the eye of the beholder what can we do to boost our brain power? Can our handbags help?
Experts tell us that humans learn in one of four different ways (or styles). Just as we develop a dominant hand to write with (right or left) we rely upon one of these learning styles more than the rest. By definition this must surely limit our learning capacity! What if we could alternate across all four styles to suit the situation? Wouldn’t we learn more? Our brains hold more? Could our IQ even grow?
Handbag Debbie suggests fashion and handbags CAN indeed play a part in boosting our brains not just our wardrobes! Here’s how:-
Step one: Identify your most dominant learning style. Think about this scenario:
- Hubby brings home a new Blu-Ray DVD player. He installs it, do you then…
- Pick up the instruction manual and follow it? Or,
- Walk up to the DVD player and randomly start pressing buttons until everything is flashing? Or,
- Research the net for diagrams on how the Blu-Ray is designed and built so you know how it works inside out? Or,
- Watch from a safe distance as hubby figures out how to make it work, before adding your own suggestions (helpful or otherwise)?
If you answered yes to question 1 – your dominant style is likely to be Pragmatist
By answering yes to question 2 – your likely dominant style is Activist
If question 3 struck a chord – your likely learning style is Theorist
Selecting question 4 – suggests you are most likely relying on your Reflector style of learning
Now you know your likely dominant learning style.
Step 2: Choose your daily handbag (with the occasion in mind), to maximise your IQ that day! Simply pick the bag that draws upon the learning style you will need at hand, that day. Read on….
- To expand your activist horizon arm yourself with a large, busy, devil- red tote complete with tassels, pockets, zips and dangly bits!
- Enlarge your pragmatist biceps and select a simple fuss-free, uncluttered dark brown hobo!
- For more intellectual theorising – surprise yourself and others with an Anya Hindmarch raffia clutch in pastel pale yellow!
- When more thought & reflection is required – go for shine and sleek with a glossy Guess, in navy blue!
Tailoring our handbag to suit our outfit is yesterday’s thinking. Today’s thinking says we can choose our bags, like our phones, to boost our bandwidth on the go! Now whose ready to sign up for some home made purse-onal development!
