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Author Templar, Richard, 1950-2006, author.

Title The rules of thinking / Richard Templar
Edition First edition
Published Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson, 2019

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Contents Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- Think for yourself -- 1 Avoid echo chambers -- 2 Don't be scared -- 3 Consider the motive -- 4 Beware self-interest -- 5 Keep hold of your heartstrings -- 6 Don't be gullible -- Resilient thinking -- 7 Know who you are -- 8 Seek out support -- 9 Take control -- 10 Be flexible -- 11 Be self-aware -- 12 It is what it is -- 13 Don't get over-distracted -- 14 Like yourself -- 15 Be ready to cope -- 16 Better out than in -- 17 Cut yourself some slack -- Healthy thinking
18 Think yourself happy -- 19 Focus on other people -- 20 Be in the present -- 21 Stress is optional -- 22 Normality isn't normal -- 23 Evaluate your emotions -- 24 Laugh at yourself -- 25 Keep learning -- 26 No one likes to be incompetent -- 27 Practice makes progress -- 28 Turn off the action replays -- 29 Sidestep bad habits -- 30 Appreciate semantics -- 31 Keep the bar steady -- 32 Look for the spin -- Organised thinking -- 33 Believe in being organised -- 34 Learn to love a list -- 35 Think outside your head -- 36 Don't overload your RAM -- 37 Make deadlines your friend
38 Don't indulge decision making -- 39 Get creatively organised -- Thinking creatively -- 40 Train your brain -- 41 Feed your mind -- 42 Get in the mood -- 43 Open up -- 44 There are no rules -- 45 Spot the box -- 46 Think like someone else -- 47 Make connections -- 48 Make mistakes -- 49 Forget about other people -- Problem solving -- 50 Clear your emotions out of the way -- 51 Make sure there's really a problem -- 52 Check you're solving the right problem -- 53 Loosen up -- 54 Don't settle for your first answer -- 55 If it's plausible, it's worthwhile -- 56 Find a way in
57 Don't get bogged down -- 58 Try a new angle -- 59 Don't panic -- 60 Get help -- Thinking together -- 61 You're better together -- 62 Play to everyone's strengths -- 63 Think like a hive -- 64 Leave your ego behind -- 65 Keep an eye on the quiet ones -- 66 Question groupthink -- 67 Conflict is OK -- 68 Think up a storm -- 69 Have stupid ideas -- 70 Keep in synch -- Making decisions -- 71 Decide what you're deciding -- 72 Don't start at square two -- 73 Set yourself boundaries -- 74 Untangle the knots first -- 75 Go for Goldilocks -- 76 Vet your advisors -- 77 Be your own advisor
78 Don't jump to conclusions -- 79 Understand your emotions -- 80 Balance logic and emotion -- 81 Learn to compromise -- 82 Find option C -- 83 Assess the cost of a bad decision -- 84 Regret is a waste of energy -- 85 Be honest about procrastinating -- Critical thinking -- 86 Read John Donne -- 87 Don't be played for a fool -- 88 Stand back and take in the view -- 89 Look for what comes next -- 90 Don't bother your pretty little head -- 91 Consider the odds -- 92 Facts are neutral -- 93 Don't trust statistics -- 94 Understand cause and effect
Summary "To some extent this book isn't about how to think at all. Many of the Rules are about how to remove the barriers that get in the way of good, clear thinking. How to avoid self-interest, sidestep assumption, dodge the pitfalls. Once you do that, it's easy to think clearly. It would be implausibly convenient if there just happened to be exactly 100 Rules of Thinking. So these are the key 100, which are more than enough to change your thought patterns significantly for the better. Once you've mastered these Rules, you'll be much better placed to notice more of your own. Please feel free to share them on my Facebook page if you'd like to, and help other people join you as a fully-fledged Rules thinker"-- Provided by publisher
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Subject Thought and thinking.
Decision making.
Problem solving.
thinking.
decision making.
Decision making
Problem solving
Thought and thinking
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019027637
ISBN 9781292263816
1292263814
9781292263823
1292263822