Practical Thinking
by Edward De Bono
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In Practical Thinkingde Bono's theme is everyday thinking, how the mind actually works - not how philosophers think it should. Based on the results of his famous Black Cylinder Experiment (a critical thinking task that asks participants why they think a black cylinder falls over), de Bono explores the four practical ways of being right. From there he picks out and names the five levels of understanding - and the five major mistakes in thinking. From memes and Instagram to twitter and show more bestselling books like Mistakes I Made At Work, mistakes - and what we can learn from them - are a hot topic. With Edward you'll learn exactly whywe all make them. show lessTags
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Edward De Bono is world famous in the field of creative thinking: he invented the concept of lateral thinking and his advice and ideas on thought and learning have been sought from world leaders and Nobel Laureates for over 50 years. He has written numerous bestsellers, including How to Have a Beautiful Mind and How to Have Creative Ideas. show more Together his books have sold over 1 million copies worldwide. show less
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- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Science & Nature
- DDC/MDS
- 153.4 — Philosophy & psychology Psychology Conscious mental processes and intelligence Thought, thinking, reasoning, intuition, value, judgment
- LCC
- BF455 .D375 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Psychology Psychology Consciousness. Cognition
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