How to Think: Lateral Puzzles

by Charles Phillips

Overview

Isn't it frustrating when you know that the solution to a problem is right before you but you just can't see it?

Thinking and working out problems needn't be hard work - in fact, trying too hard can trap you in rigid thought patterns and blind you to unexpected but brilliant solutions. This enlightening guide will show you how to see and think in new ways. You'll gain fresh understanding of your powers of perception, and through simple exercises you'll develop the skills to think in new directions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787397262
Publisher:	Welbeck Publishing Group Limited
Publication date:	08/03/2021
Series:	How To Think
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Charles Phillips is the author of more than 35 books, specializing in history, popular science & psychology, mythology, cinema & arts.

After a degree in English at Oxford University, he took an MA in Film Studies in London. Before becoming an author he worked in a community video group in Mitcham, south London, and as a teacher.

Table of Contents

Introduction How to Think Laterally 6

Easy Puzzles: Warm-up 11

Medium Puzzles: Workout 29

Difficult Puzzles: Work Harder 49

The Challenge 67

The Answers 73

Suggested Reading and Resources 92

The Author 96