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The group that was asked to judge the works also demonstrated more abstract thinking. Study author Dr Elzė Sigutė Mikalonytė said abstract cognitive processes are being lost “in a world of screens and ...

Summary: A new study finds that actively engaging with artistic beauty, rather than just looking at art, enhances abstract thinking and psychological distancing, helping people see the bigger picture ...

This iterative approach—prototyping, testing, refining and sometimes starting over—creates a feedback loop where abstract thinking continually informs concrete development. The “fail faster ...

The group who were asked to judge the art's beauty demonstrated more abstract thinking, compared with the group who simply looked at it. However, they did not report feeling any happier.

“Our research indicates that engaging with the beauty of art can enhance abstract thinking and promote a different mindset to our everyday patterns of thought, shifting us into a more expansive state ...

"Our research indicates that engaging with the beauty of art can enhance abstract thinking and promote a different mindset to our everyday patterns of thought, shifting us into a more expansive ...