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ENHANCE YOUR LEARNING
1. In his career, Santiago Ramón y Cajal found a way to combine his
passion for art with a passion for science. Do you know other people,
either famous public figures or family friends or acquaintances, who
have done something similar? Is such a confluence possible in your
own life?
2. How can you avoid falling into the trap of thinking that quicker people
are automatically more clever?
3. Doing what you are told to do can have benefits and drawbacks.
Compare Cajal’s life with your own. When has doing what you were
told been beneficial? When has it inadvertently created problems?
4. Compared to Cajal’s handicaps, how do your own limitations stack up?
Can you find ways to turn your disadvantages into advantages?
