false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176159886m/599317.jpg 599317 4 Even though we all learned that "slow and steady wins the race" back in grade school, most of us tackle problems with the brute force of logic. Cognitive scientist Guy Claxton wrote <I>Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind</I> to show us another way. As he says, "voices of philosophy, poetry and imagery are relatively weak in a world that largely assumes that only science and reason speak with true authority." Yet that very authority suggests that there are many problems better served by slower, more intuitive thinking, rather than the linear, logical process Claxton calls the "d-mind."<p> Laboratory studies of subliminal perception, problem solving, and creativity point to a cacophony of intelligent voices murmuring just below our conscious levels of awareness yet influencing our behavior in subtle ways we are only just beginning to understand. Claxton argues persuasively that this unconscious intelligence is just what we need to handle complex situations, and that our culture's misplaced emphasis on logic and reason to the exclusion of all else is foolish, and even hypocritical, as most scientists will readily admit to abandoning their left-brains on occasion for bursts of nonlinear, inspired thinking. But his prose is never preachy; in fact, he sounds as warm and wise as the Buddhist monks he has studied with. If you're looking for a new way of thinking about thinking, you'll find it in <I>Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind</I>. <I>--Rob Lightner</I> 585938 1997 Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less total:21|5:7|4:9|3:4|2:1| 21 85 58 6 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 27 08:10:42 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 15 15:09:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 20 14:20:21 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 21 09:13:14 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Wed Jul 11 17:14:34 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 08:50:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 20 16:16:25 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 16:16:25 -0800 2007 ]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 21 12:36:36 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 12:36:36 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Thu Jul 19 11:02:23 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 11:02:23 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Thu Nov 05 02:33:21 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 02:33:21 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 16:55:09 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 16:55:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 03 12:04:31 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 12:04:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 01 19:00:40 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 19:00:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 31 10:11:25 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 10:11:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 09 16:41:53 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 16:41:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jul 09 13:46:54 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 13:46:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 08 19:09:10 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 19:09:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 26 09:44:15 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 08:49:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jun 22 05:47:59 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 05:48:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 21 15:27:09 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 15:27:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 25 07:02:18 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 07:02:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon May 18 00:12:14 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 00:12:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat May 09 06:20:05 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 06:20:05 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=599317