Teach Yourself To Think - Softcover

De Bono, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 024195360X ISBN 13: 9780241953600

Publisher: Penguin, 2010

Synopsis

Thinking is something people have to do every day. In this book, Edward de Bono lays out a simple five-stage structure as a framework for thinking, focusing on the principle that much of thinking is a matter of "directing attention". The five steps are laid out as follows: the TO stage - where am I going to?, with what do I want to end up?; the LO stage - looking around at the situation, what information is available and what is needed?, what are the perceptions?; the PO stage - generating possibilities, setting up alternatives and new ideas; the SO stage - choosing from among the possibilities, reducing the choices to a line of action; the GO stage - going ahead and putting the thinking into action. A simple coding system emphasizes where we should put maximum effort. Under each stage there are tools that enable the thinker to work through that stage.

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Review:

An inspiring man with brilliant ideas. De Bono never ceases to amaze with his clarity of thought. (Richard Branson)

From the Back Cover:

The classic work of intelligent self-empowerment

Our happiness and success depend on clear thinking. But too many of us are compromised by confusion, trying to do too much at once, and not knowing what to do next.

In Teach Yourself to Think, Edward de Bono shows that good thinking depends on a simple five-stage process that anyone can learn if they try. It will enable you to assess your goals, sort available information, identify the available choices, make a decision and, finally, turn thought into action.

This book offers brilliant advice for anyone who needs to be able to respond to and deal with a vast range of situations at work and in life quickly, efficiently and intelligently.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 024195360X
• ISBN 13: 9780241953600
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272