Table of Contents
Applied Thinking in
a
Competitive World
Introduction: A Reason to Think
Section I. Thinking Explained
Chapter 1: The Good Thinker
The ability to think well is a learned skill. Get started by
visualizing your thinking.
Chapter 2: How Does Your Brain Think?
Learn to balance your instincts with your reasoned thoughts.
Chapter 3: Searching for Better Thinking
Practical skills lead beyond basic thinking.
Chapter 4: Your Map of the World
Get acquainted with your own knowledge and belief system.
Section II. Thinking to a Decision
Chapter 5: What is Enough Information?
A good plan uncovers the essential information needed for
objective thinking.
Chapter 6: Seeking Knowledge
Take control as information is transformed into knowledge.
Chapter 7: Models as Thinking Tools
Clarify, improve, and communicate ideas with simple modeling
tools.
Chapter 8: The Art of the Good Decision
Five rules help balance and improve decisions.
Section III. Thinking under Challenge
Chapter 9: Groundhog Day Thinking:
The Issue of Time
Time – past, present, and future – adds necessary dimension
to thinking.
Chapter 10: Coping with Risk
Risk can become a manageable part of thinking, not an emotional
deterrent.
Chapter 11: Free to Think and Act
Free will is more an ideal than a reality, but you can increase
your free will.
Chapter 12: Thinking with Emotion
Reason and emotion work well together, once you understand
the connection.
Section IV. Thinking Applied
Chapter 13: Fast Thinking
Fast thinking isn’t effortless; to be both fast and
effective, fast thinking depends on preparation.
Chapter 14: Thinking Outside the Box
Creativity emerges reliably from structured thinking, with
the support of some important personal characteristics.
Chapter 15: Outthinking the Competition
Successful competitors learn to act decisively, but seldom
react.
Chapter 16: Surviving Brain Freeze
Like your body, your brain needs care to operate at its peak.
Section V. Thinking Better
Chapter 17: Many Skills, One Objective
Combinations of skills, applied persistently, result in good
thinking.
Appendix: Sources and References
Where to find the book
My Brain, My Future by Michael Durr is available through your local bookstore.
Or you can order through Amazon.com by clicking on the title, My Brain, My Future.