In my previous blog, an XIP in full view, I explored how relevant it is to be aware of one’s way of processing sensorial information, and how this operates in a completely different manner compared to one’s way of rational information processing. The uncommonness of XIPs and gifted people expresses itself in both modalities, but the sensorial mode may be … ….. read on
Finding your Balance Between Gifted Verbal and Imaginal Thinking Across the Lifespan is the title of an article by Willem Kuipers that was published in Volume 18, 2019 of the American journal ‘Advanced Development, a Journal on Adult Giftedness’. This refereed journal is published by The Institute for the Study of Advanced Development, Inc., (ISAD) a nonprofit research institution in … ….. read on
Being Gifted, Being Me is the title of an article by Willem Kuipers that was published in Volume 17, 2019 of the American journal ‘Advanced Development, a Journal on Adult Giftedness’. This refereed journal is published by The Institute for the Study of Advanced Development, Inc., (ISAD) a nonprofit research institution in Westminster, Colorado. More information on the Advanced Development … ….. read on
Labyrinths entered my life about the same time as the subject of giftedness, around 1999. I was invited to walk one, and experienced then and there that my restless mind quieted down in the labyrinth. Since then I have built many labyrinths, usually temporary, preferably outdoors. They give an extra dimension to a location. They invite the visitor to enter, … ….. read on
About thirteen years ago, I “invented” the short form Xi for extra intelligence and started using it. That choice proved to be constructive and it has offered to many uncommonly intelligent people a practicable starting point to understand themselves better and tell others about their findings. Annelien van Kempen and me had been using the term of “extra intelligent people” … ….. read on
I like to present my ideas on extra intelligence / intensity, giftedness and on labyrinths. Of course many presentations on a variety op topics have been given in Dutch, as I live in the Netherlands, but I have presented abroad on these topics too e.g. at a SENG and a Dabrowski conference, and at Labyrinth Society Gatherings. The presentations are … ….. read on
This website offers a lot of information on extra intelligence and on the challenges that XIPs face. Of course my book Enjoying the Gift of Being Uncommon is a far more extensive source. However, discussing your own situation is very different from reading about it. In a personal session we concentrate on your specific situation and discuss your questions and … ….. read on
Born in 1952. Urban child that gradually learned how important people, nature and spaciousness are for his well-being. The space inside yourself and inside the other, the space of the natural world of beaches, dunes and polders, of sea, sand, sky and sun. Personal development I studied mathematical engineering at Delft University and graduated in 1979. Seven years later I … ….. read on