TY - BOOK AU - Burger,Edward B. AU - Starbird,Michael TI - The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking SN - 9781400844562 AV - BF441 .B9247 2012eb U1 - 153.4/2153.42 PY - 2012///] CY - Princeton, NJ PB - Princeton University Press KW - Thought and thinking KW - SELF-HELP / General KW - bisacsh KW - Active listening KW - Ambiguity KW - Analogy KW - Anecdote KW - Aptitude KW - Art history KW - Attempt KW - Career KW - Classical element KW - Classroom KW - Cogito ergo sum KW - Critical thinking KW - Decision-making KW - Diploma KW - Edward Burger KW - Experience KW - Explanation KW - Failure KW - Henry Holt and Company KW - Homework KW - Illustration KW - Invention KW - Iteration KW - Jack Canfield KW - Learning KW - Lecture KW - Lecturer KW - Lifelong learning KW - Mathematical Association of America KW - Mathematician KW - Mathematics KW - Michael Starbird KW - Motivation KW - New product development KW - Norm (social) KW - Number theory KW - O-ring KW - Of Education KW - Pablo Picasso KW - Personal life KW - Philosopher KW - Poetry KW - Princeton University Press KW - Problem solving KW - Procrastination KW - Profession KW - Professor KW - Push-up KW - Quantum mechanics KW - Quiz KW - Robert Frost KW - Scientist KW - Sight-reading KW - Social issue KW - Suggestion KW - Supply (economics) KW - Teacher education KW - Teacher KW - Teaching method KW - Test (assessment) KW - Textbook KW - The Great Courses KW - Thomas Edison KW - Thought KW - Time management KW - Uncertainty KW - Understanding KW - Vagueness KW - Virtuoso KW - Williams College N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface. Thinking Makes the Difference --; Introduction. Elements of Effective Thinking, Learning, and Creating --; 1. Grounding Your Thinking: Understand Deeply --; 2. Igniting Insights through Mistakes: Fail to Succeed --; 3. Creating Questions out of Thin Air: Be Your Own Socrates --; 4. Seeing the Flow of Ideas: Look Back, Look Forward --; 5. Engaging Change: Transform Yourself --; A Way to Provoke Effective Thinking: A Brief Review --; Share Your Own Stories of Effective Thinking --; Acknowledgments --; About the Authors; restricted access N2 - Simple but powerful strategies for increasing your success by improving your thinkingThe 5 Elements of Effective Thinking presents practical, lively, and inspiring ways for you to become more successful through better thinking. The idea is simple: You can learn how to think far better by adopting specific strategies. Brilliant people aren't a special breed—they just use their minds differently. By using the straightforward and thought-provoking techniques in The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking, you will regularly find imaginative solutions to difficult challenges, and you will discover new ways of looking at your world and yourself—revealing previously hidden opportunities.The book offers real-life stories, explicit action items, and concrete methods that allow you to attain a deeper understanding of any issue, exploit the power of failure as a step toward success, develop a habit of creating probing questions, see the world of ideas as an ever-flowing stream of thought, and embrace the uplifting reality that we are all capable of change. No matter who you are, the practical mind-sets introduced in the book will empower you to realize any goal in a more creative, intelligent, and effective manner. Filled with engaging examples that unlock truths about thinking in every walk of life, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking is written for all who want to reach their fullest potential—including students, parents, teachers, businesspeople, professionals, athletes, artists, leaders, and lifelong learners.Whenever you are stuck, need a new idea, or want to learn and grow, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking will inspire and guide you on your way UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400844562?locatt=mode:legacy UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400844562 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781400844562/original ER -