Down through the ages we have always talked about whether a glass is half full or half empty,

This is a Ted talk about how your brain works on negative and positive thoughts.

“The focus and obsession is about beating the game, not about how dumb you might look. And as a direct result of that attitude—of learning from but not being focused on the failures—we got really good and we learned a ton in a really short amount of time.”

Our common sense often suggests that presenting the same information in multiple forms such as providing text in both auditory and visual forms, at the same time, will enhance student learning. However, the available evidence shows that this belief may be wrong.
Watch the video and see all about this.