The Art of Thinking
Allen F. Harrison and Robert M. Bramson





Format: Paperback, 240pp.
ISBN: 9780425183229
Publisher: Berkeley Book
Pub. Date: February 5, 2002

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From The Publisher:

Most people think about things in only one way. Yet there are different types of thinking for different situations. Learning to distinguish and choose the right style of thinking is an art that can enhance your success, help you achieve your goals, influence others and avoid making errors. There are five basic styles of thinking:
The Synthesist: Sees likeness in apparent unlikes, seeks conflict, interested in change

The Idealist: Welcomes broad range of views, seeks ideal solutions

The Pragmatist: "Whatever works," seeks shortest route to payoff

The Analyst: Seeks "one best way," interested in scientific solutions

The Realist: Relies on "facts" and expert opinions, interested in concrete results

Includes a special tests to determine your own thinking style.


About the Authors

Robert N. Bramson has also penned Coping with Difficult People; What Your Boss Doesn't Tell You Until It's Too Late: How to Correct Behavior that is Holding You Back; and, with Susan J. Bramson, First Hired, Last Fired: How to Make Yourself Indispensable in an Age of Downsizing, Mergers, and Restructuring.


Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
I	Thinking About Thinking—An Introduction	1
II	Styles of Thinking—The InQ	5
III	The Strange Ways of Synthesists	19
IV	The Wholesome Ways of Idealists	33
V	The Piecemeal Ways of Pragmatists	47
VI	The Orderly Ways of Analysts	59
VII	The No-nonsense Ways of Realists	73
VIII	Compatibilities, Affinities, and Conflicts—How the Styles Work Together	85
IX	Influencing Others	101
X	The Productive Use of Your Strengths	137
XI	Extending and Augmenting Your Thinking Strategies	155
XII	Theory for Those Who Want Theory	175
	The InQ	189
	Reading List	199
	Index	201

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