The Art of Thinking: Strategies for Asking Questions, Making Decisions, and Solving ProblemsAre you a pragmatist? An idealist? An analyst? What about the people you live with and work with? Complete with quizzes and self-tests, this book was written by researchers of human behavior and classifies thinking into five practical categories. But more importantly, it investigates the best strategies for approaching different situations and people, leading to the achievement of goals and the avoidance of errors -- the recipe for an enhanced life. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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Thinking about ThinkingAn Introduction | 1 |
Styles of ThinkingThe in | 5 |
The Strange Ways of Synthesists Jmewo | 19 |
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