Practical intelligence the art and science of common sense - Albrecht, Karl, 1941-; Safari eBooks (San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, 2007)
Mental software upgrade 4 : valuing ideas. Do you have lots of good ideas? (almost everyone does) ; "It slipped my mind ..." (almost everything does) ; The greatest thinking tool ever invented ; Thinking in pictures ; Are you a yes-person or a no-person? ; The P.I.N. formula : protecting ideas ; Using your magical incubator ; "Metaboxical" thinking : breaking the boundaries -- Mega-skill 1: "bivergent" thinking. The divergent-convergent polarity : the D-C axis ; Process consciousness : managing the "pivot point" ; Groupthink : the collusion to fail ; Brainstorming : more often talked about than done ; Systematic creativity : the balancing act -- Mega-skill 2: "helicopter" thinking. The abstract-concrete polarity : the A-C axis ; Visionaries and actionaries : we need both ; Connecting the dots : you have to see them to connect them ; Painting the big picture : mindmapping ; Explaining the big picture : using the language of ideas -- Mega-skill 3: "intulogical" thinking. The logical-intuitive polarity : the L-I axis ; Thinking styles : yours and others' ; Sequential thinking : re-owning your logical abilities ; Trusting your hunches : re-owning your intuitive abilities ; The "zen mind" : flow and mindfulness -- Mega-skill 4: "viscerational" thinking. The rational-emotive polarity : the R-E axis ; First we decide, then we justify : irrational thinking explained ; We're all neurotic, and that's ok ; The five primal fears we live by : the psychology of risk ; Signal reactions : disconnecting your hot buttons ; Emotions and health : if it's on your mind, it's on your body ; Can you motivate yourself? : the "Popeye point" -- How to become an expert problem solver. Forget those "five steps" they taught you ; Using heuristic (a.k.a. natural) problem solving ; Your five key mindzones ; The high speed problem solving process -- Success programming : causing the outcomes you want. Using what we've learned ; Mindmovies : who's producing your life's story? ; Alpha programming : making the movies you want ; Your life wheel : taking stock, setting priorities, and making changes.
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Includes index.
Keywords: Common sense; Thought and thinking; Success; Electronic books