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Rules of Thinking, The
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Rules of Thinking, The

by Richard Templar
September 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
240 pages
4h 15m
English
Pearson Business
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RULE 4

Beware self-interest

Never mind other people’s motives for a moment – what about your own? What do you stand to gain from thinking as you do? It’s easy to think in a way that feeds your own self-interest without ever being aware that you’re doing it. It’s possible that your way of thinking will lead you to a decision that will make you better off financially, or give you higher status, or enable you to live in a better area. This is something that I notice often affects politicians, who are very good at thinking in a way that is likely to get them re-elected. Most of them find it quite hard to reach conclusions that won’t sit comfortably with the voters.

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ISBN: 9781292263823