<![CDATA[How to Have a Beautiful Mind]]>

false <![CDATA[How to Have a Beautiful Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166574626m/13913.jpg 13913 1 From the inventor of lateral thinking — an exciting new way to develop your thinking skills, make yourself interesting, and so change your life.<br><br>People spend a fortune on their appearance — cosmetics, plastic surgery, diets — everyone is trying to be more attractive. But there’s an easier way to become a beautiful person. No matter how you look, if you have a mind that’s fascinating, creative, exciting — if you’re a good thinker — you can be beautiful. And it doesn’t necessarily come from being highly educated, or even from having a great personality; it’s about using your imagination and expanding your creativity.<br><br>In clear, practical language, de Bono shows how, by applying lateral and parallel thinking skills to conversation, we can improve our mind. By learning how to listen, make a point, and manoeuvre a discussion, we can become creative and more appealing — more beautiful. 16020 3 6 2007 How to Have a Beautiful Mind total:70|5:10|4:24|3:25|2:8|1:3| 70 240 122 9 5 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 12 17:15:32 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 18 20:26:31 -0800 2007
There are various aspects presented, and some of them have been introduced by De Bono before, such as 6 thinking hats and parallel thinking.

After each topic, summarized points are listed fo...more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 05:59:34 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 07:28:39 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Feb 22 20:41:39 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 20:42:53 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 05:25:54 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 05:27:03 -0700 2009 had fun reading it and completed in a go at a stretch..]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 13 16:57:55 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 16:58:02 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 27 03:33:19 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 03:34:45 -0700 2009 1 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 18:41:46 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 18:42:20 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 08 02:39:37 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 02:40:12 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 01:12:24 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 08:06:32 -0800 2008 1
Gave me a lot of tips on how to agree/disagree with people in conversation without killing it. How to listen. The 6 thinking hats were covered as well.

Lots of repetition and most of the points mentioned are common sense. A great read non...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 09 03:13:04 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 03:13:04 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 01 15:14:32 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 15:14:32 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 24 21:57:15 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 21:57:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 16:33:04 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 16:33:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 12 17:27:10 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 17:27:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 10 04:14:37 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 04:14:37 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 07 07:02:42 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 07:04:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 07 02:00:01 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 02:00:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Oct 04 06:06:10 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 06:06:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 04 01:28:34 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 01:28:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 25 08:23:38 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 08:23:38 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=13913