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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 44

There are no rules

Fasten your seat belt, we’re about to do some serious thinking. On second thoughts … don’t fasten your seat belt. If you start putting constraints on your thoughts, you can’t let them roam freely however and wherever they choose. And that is the key to creative thinking. Even the most unlikely paths, the most unpromising ideas, the most unexpected thoughts can lead to that moment of enlightenment that you’re after.

Listen, if you save one part of your brain to run a commentary on your creative thoughts – ‘That’s a stupid idea’, ‘That’ll never work’, ‘Yeah, right, how will you get anyone else to agree to that?’ – you’re doomed. Time enough for all that later, once you’ve arrived at an idea (or several) worth analysing ...

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ISBN: 9781292263823