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©2007
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English
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A readable, engaging guide everyone can use to improve their thinking skills Front Line Guide to Thinking Clearly. By Woodrow Sears. Thinking clearly is a skill in great demand and the ticket to higher-level jobs. Now you have a user-friendly manual that will help you model the behavior and teach your employees to think clearly â?? a profound gift that they can use in all aspects of their lives. Front Line Guide to Thinking Clearly is one of the...
122) You are not so smart
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise. You believe you are a rational, logical being who sees the world as it really is, but journalist David McRaney is here to tell you that you're as deluded as the rest of us. But that's OK- delusions keep us sane. You Are Not So Smart is a celebration of self-delusion. It's like a psychology class, with all the boring parts taken out, and with no homework. Based on the popular...
123) Mind hacks
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2004, ©2005
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English
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Looks at the inner workings of the human brain, offering experiments that test vision, hearing perception, reasoning, memory, and emotion.
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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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A practical four-step methodology for any leader or manager facing a tough choice, and for creating integrative solutions to big, complex and pressing problems. Conventional wisdom-and business school curricula-teaches us that making trade-offs is inevitable when it comes to hard choices. But sometimes, accepting the obvious trade-off just isn't good enough: the choices in front of us don't get us what we need. In those cases, rather than choosing...
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Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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How to leverage the enduring human need for analogue experiences to attract and retain more customers in a digital world. Anything that can be digitised will be digitised. But can the digital-connect ever really replace the personal touch? Is word-of-mouse always more effective than word-of-mouth? And what of customers' enduring need for analogue experiences (think analogue watches, paperback books and multiplex movie theatres, for example). In your...
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2013.
Language
English
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"A comprehensive guide to the most interesting and imaginative thoughts from the finest minds in history. Ranging from the ancient wisdom of Confucius and Plato to today's cutting-edge thinkers, it offers a wealth of stimulation and amusement for everyone with a curious mind."--Front jacket flap.
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Pub. Date
2014
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English
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Discover how to become an effective strategic thinker Some people seem to achieve the best results, again and again. Is it luck? Or is it strategy? How to Think Strategically equips you with the skills you need to make the best decisions and develop a powerful strategic mindset. This hands-on guide tackles both the thinking and the doing, helping you develop a robust strategic plan. It offers a six-step framework that addresses key questions, including:...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"From the critically acclaimed author of Think Like a Rocket Scientist comes a simple process for discarding obsolete beliefs and cultivating independent thought A rare handful of leaders, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs seem to have Teflon in their heads. They think and act with genuine independence, offering up ideas and insights direct from the subtle workings of their own minds. No matter how far that might take them from their social or...
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Pub. Date
2008
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English
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Increasingly, designers need to present information in ways that aid their audiences thinking process. Fortunately, results from the relatively new science of human visual perception provide valuable guidance. In Visual Thinking for Design, Colin Ware takes what we now know about perception, cognition, and attention and transforms it into concrete advice that designers can directly apply. He demonstrates how designs can be considered as tools for...
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Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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"Knowledge science is a problem-oriented interdisciplinary field that explores the modeling and application of the knowledge creation process. It encompasses disciplines such as knowledge management, technology and service management, knowledge synthesis and creation, and innovation theory, with the aim of constructing a better knowledge-based society. Written by one of the leading experts in the field, this book introduces the theoretical and methodological...
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Pub. Date
[2025]
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English
Description
"In school, we're taught that the central nervous system, including the brain, is the big computer telling our bodies how to respond to a trigger. But there's a growing body of research proving that in fact the system often works in reverse, that it's our body programming the brain by acting without being told what to do. For example, the act of smiling can improve your mood. Or when you pass a dark alley and your body tenses and your heart starts...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"An award-winning psychologist reveals the hidden power of our inner voice and shows how we can harness it to live healthier, more satisfying, and productive lives. Tell a stranger that you talk to yourself, and you're likely to get written off as eccentric. But the truth is that we all have a voice in our head. When we talk to ourselves, we often hope to tap into our inner coach but find our inner critic instead. When we're facing a tough task, our...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"A groundbreaking account of the power of our thoughts to improve our health-by the "mother of mindfulness" and first female tenured professor of psychology at Harvard When it comes to our health, too many of us think that a medical diagnosis describes a static or worsening condition. We then live our lives as though our ailments-our stiff knees or frayed nerves or failing eyesight-can only change in one direction: for the worse. Ellen J. Langer's...
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Pub. Date
[2012]
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Español
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Muestra a los lectores los pasos a las habilidades sociales fundamentales de escuchar y seguir instrucciones. Cuando su héroe, Rico, aprende a usar estas habilidades de la manera correcta, tiene el mejor día de su vida.
Shows readers the steps to the fundamental social skills of listening and following instructions. When her hero, RJ, learns to use these skills the right way, he has the best day of his life.
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A fascinating investigation of the science behind human imperfections, enlivened by real-life stories of anesthesiologists' fatal mistakes, weathermen whose predictions are uncannily accurate, and witnesses who have sent innocent men to jail.-- Publisher
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Albert Einstein. Steve Jobs. Maya Lin. These geniuses are all visual thinkers. Are you? Do you like puzzles, coding, and taking things apart? Do you write stories, act in plays, slay at Wordle? The things you are good at are clues to how your brain works. Are you good at math? Working with your hands? Are you a neat freak or a big mess? With her knack for making science easy to understand, Temple Grandin explains different types of thinkers: verbal...
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