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  • Published: 2 January 2018
  • ISBN: 9781785041112
  • Imprint: Vermilion
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $50.00

Practical Thinking

Four Ways to be Right, Five Ways to be Wrong




How is it that in an argument both sides are always right? How is it that no one ever makes a mistake on purpose but that mistakes get made?

In Practical Thinking de Bono’s theme is everyday thinking, how the mind actually works – not how philosophers think it should. Based on the results of his famous Black Cylinder Experiment (a critical thinking task that asks participants why they think a black cylinder falls over), de Bono explores the four practical ways of being right. From there he picks out and names the five levels of understanding – and the five major mistakes in thinking.

From memes and Instagram to twitter and bestselling books like Mistakes I Made At Work, mistakes – and what we can learn from them – are a hot topic. With Edward you’ll learn exactly why we all make them.

  • Published: 2 January 2018
  • ISBN: 9781785041112
  • Imprint: Vermilion
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $50.00

About the author

Edward de Bono

Edward de Bono invented the concept of lateral thinking. A world-renowned writer and philosopher, he was the leading authority in the field of creative thinking and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill. Over the course of his life, Dr de Bono wrote more than 60 books, in 40 languages, and his methods are now taught worldwide. He chaired a special summit of Nobel Prize laureates, and was hailed as one of the 250 people who contributed most to mankind. Upon his death in June 2021 he was celebrated in numerous obituaries and tributes in the international press. Dr de Bono's titles include classic bestsellers such as Six Thinking Hats, Lateral Thinking, I Am Right You Are Wrong, Teach Yourself How To Think, Teach Your Child How To Think, and Simplicity - all now re-issued by Penguin. www.edwdebono.com

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