Thinking for a Change
by John C. Maxwell
Eleven kinds of thinking, big-picture, focused, creative, realistic, strategic, possibility, reflective, popular, shared, unselfish and bottom-line, each with a chapter on how to practice it. It is a useful taxonomy and a reminder that thinking is a skill with components. More checklist than deep dive.
Read it if…
you want to notice which kinds of thinking you neglect.
Skip it if…
you want a rigorous book on cognition; this is practical and light.
Three things you will actually use
- Set aside time to think; it does not happen by accident.
- Rotate types of thinking on a problem.
- Share thinking with people smarter than you.
Do this first
Schedule thirty minutes this week purely for reflective thinking, with a notebook and no agenda.
Our verdict
A useful taxonomy; light on depth.
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