Primary Ability: Pursuit of Excellence in Thinking Skills

Author: (English) Edward de Bono
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: The quality of thinking determines the quality of the future. For the past, you can analyze; but for the future, you cannot design. What matters is not judging "what is" but thinking "what could be." Ensuring the correctness of every step actually limits creativity. Analyzing information can only help us select an idea from stored standard viewpoints, not help us discover a new idea. The essence of traditional thinking methods lies in eliminating false, chaotic, and erroneous assumptions, rather than proposing better ideas and methods. "Possibility" may be the most important word in the field of thinking. It is the power of "possibility" that has brought such tremendous progress to Western science and technology. The entire human race should deepen its understanding of the relationship between certainty and possibility. We develop our thoughts within our inner world of perception, looking forward to the future or reflecting on the past. Value design determines everything. Based on improving perceptual abilities and aiming to stimulate people's creativity, the author proposes many practical methods for enhancing people's thinking skills, with the goal of teaching you how to use your intelligence more effectively.