{"product_id":"2940169185089","title":"Making Up Your Own Mind: Thinking Effectively through Creative Puzzle-Solving","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow you can become better at solving real-world problems by learning creative puzzle-solving skills\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWe solve countless problems - big and small - every day. With so much practice, why do we often have trouble making simple decisions - much less arriving at optimal solutions to important questions? Are we doomed to this muddle - or is there a practical way to learn to think more effectively and creatively? In this enlightening, entertaining, and inspiring book, Edward Burger tells us how we can become far better at solving real-world problems by learning creative puzzle-solving skills using simple, effective thinking techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Up Your Own Mind\u003c\/i\u003e teaches these techniques - including how to ask good questions, fail and try again, and change your mind - and then helps you practice them with fun verbal and visual puzzles. The goal is not to quickly solve each challenge but to come up with as many different ways of thinking about it as possible. As you see the puzzles in ever-greater depth, your mind will change, helping you become a more imaginative and creative thinker in daily life. And learning how to be a better thinker pays off in incalculable ways for anyone - including students, businesspeople, professionals, athletes, artists, leaders, and lifelong learners.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA book about changing your mind and creating an even better version of yourself through mental play, \u003ci\u003eMaking Up Your Own Mind\u003c\/i\u003e will delight and reward anyone who wants to learn how to find better solutions to life¿s innumerable puzzles.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAnd the puzzles extend to the thought-provoking format of the book itself. The audiobook is organized by track number, allowing the listener to navigate between puzzles, prompts, and insights. Chapter seven features a special challenge for the listener: It includes a background track of human voices, encouraging active listening skills and deeper engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179854741744,"sku":"2940169185089","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169185089_p0.jpg?v=1763674698","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169185089","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}