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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 17

Cut yourself some slack

Let’s try a couple of quiz questions:

1.  You have invited several people for a meal. You put lots of effort into cooking a complicated dish. Unfortunately it spends too long in the oven. It’s fine, but not as good as you’d planned. Do you think:
  a)  Who cares? It’s the people that matter and they’ve all had a good time.
  b)  I should have set a timer. I must practise cooking it before I serve it up again.
  c)  I’m useless at cooking. I don’t know why I bothered.
2.  You apply for a new job and you don’t get it. Do you think:
  a)  That’s a shame, but I’ll find something else. I’ll get some feedback and incorporate it into my next application.
  b)  It’s my own fault, I messed up the interview. ...
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ISBN: 9781292263823