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Title: De Bono's Thinking Course by Edward De Bono ISBN: 0-8160-3178-9 Publisher: Checkmark Books Pub. Date: September, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Have an open mind!
Comment: This book was a quick read and totally worth the time. De Bono explains many methods to help you keep an open mind about many common situations. He explains that the mind wants certainty in order to take action, but that sometimes to get this certainty, the mind will use a familiar pattern of thinking that may not necessarily apply to the situation under consideration, while ignoring many possibilities. The more our minds use the same patterns, the easier it is to use the same pattern even if the situation doesn't call for it. For example, say you commonly jump on the defensive in personal situations and believe people do things without considering you. You may ignore possible alternatives in many personal situations and use the same destructive pattern to interpret many of your personal encounters. In one section of the book, De Bono compares these patterns of thinking to pouring hot ink on a bowl of jello. The ink will make an indention. Then if you pour the ink and melted jello out, the indention remains. And the next time you pour hot ink into the same jello, the ink will deepen the same indention in the jello. In the same way, the more our minds use certain patterns to interpret the world, the easier it becomes to use the same patterns time and time again. This book teaches you to recognize your familiar patterns of thinking and move beyond them if necessary. A really interesting read. De Bono does not attack Western thought. On the other hand, he simply objectively describes some of the history behind it and the fact that it was necessary and most practical at one time. In the end of the book, he gives a layout for setting up a "thinking club" which if set up would probably resemble Benjamin Franklin's "Junto." Excellent read!
Rating: 4
Summary: Pleasantly Surprised
Comment: REVIEW: I received a copy of this book by accident. I decided to read it anyway since I am a "thinking" personality type and the book looked easy to read. I was expecting the book to read like a hyped-up mass market self help book. I was pleasantly surprised. I found the book very practical, easy to read, and genuine. I picked up a good deal of useful information and helpful methods. These include understanding (within the brain) what makes things seem funny to step-by-step thinking procedures.
De bono writes very simply and even when he explains theoretical concepts the explanations are not technical. There is some tendency by the author to regularly cite his many other books and to use his own made up words and acronyms. I found the citations to the other works authentic and not overt plugs. Similarly the use of coined terms and acronyms seemed very practical and not driven by ego as I've noticed with many authors.
STRENGTHS: Very practical methods and ideas to improve thinking, easy to read, short chapters. Optional practice activities and not too technical or academic.
WEAKNESSES: Some might not like the regular use of coined terms and acronyms. Only cites his own books. Some things explained too briefly.
WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK: Anyone interested in improving their thinking.
Rating: 3
Summary: Don't be Stubborn; Consider Alternatives
Comment: So far I've read the first 30 pages, covering 1 1/2 of his thinking tools. What I've learned is: don't be a stubborn person, consider alternatives. There are more specifics like consider the positive aspects of a position, the negative aspects, and the interesting aspects, but it all boils down to considering alternatives. I'll let you guys know if there is any more to the book when I finish it.
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Title: Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono ISBN: 0316178314 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 18 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Lateral Thinking : Creativity Step by Step by Edward De Bono ISBN: 0060903252 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 29 October, 1973 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Teach Your Child How to Think by Edward De Bono ISBN: 0140238301 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: July, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Thinker's Toolkit : 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving by MORGAN D. JONES ISBN: 0812928083 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 30 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: I Am Right-You Are Wrong: From This to the New Renaissance: From Rock Logic to Water Logic by Edward De Bono ISBN: 0140126783 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: December, 1992 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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