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discusses idea generation and the creative thinking process to jumpstart ideas. |
• A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative by Roger von Oech. Here, von Oech |
offers scenario-based discussion starters to prompt alternative thinking to solve problems. |
• Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Nobel Prize winner Kahneman explores intuition and |
emotional decision-making. |
• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. Working on the ironic concept that less is |
the new more, McKeown outlines how to embrace a stripped-down, back-to-basics approach to business, |
customer service, thinking, and life in general, in direct contrast to the typical bigger is better mentality. |
• Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell, a writer for the New Yorker |
magazine, presents the science of thinking on the fly—how some people are better than others at sifting |
through all the available information and only accessing what matters most in making important |
decisions. It may appear that these “gut reactions” are instantaneous, but Gladwell argues that a great |
deal of thinking goes into these seemingly snap decisions. |
• Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life by Richard Paul and Linda |
Elder. A well-respected educator and proponent of critical thinking, Paul is one of the founders of the |
Foundation for Critical Thinking (FCT), and this book presents his ideas about clear thinking in all aspects |
of business, education, and personal relationships. |
• Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen |
J. Dubner. A wildly popular mesh of economic theory (in layman’s terms) and pop psychology, |
Freakonomics takes a look at topics not found in most economics lessons, including drug dealing and |
sumo wrestling. |
• The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload by Daniel J. Levitin. Based on |
the concept that organizing your mind (ideas, workspace, life) is half the battle, Levitin proposes |
techniques to improve critical thinking through an ordered approach. |
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B • Recommended Readings |
Access for free at openstax.org |
C • Activities and Artifacts From the Book |
C |
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Activities and Artifacts From the Book |
This appendix provides reproductions of tables, forms, and related materials from throughout the book. You |
can print them or copy them for completion and inclusion in your records or to turn in and use in class. |
Chapter 1: Exploring to College |
The Five Whys: Your Turn |
Why are you in college? |
I am in college to . . . |
Why do you . . . |
I... |
Why do you . . . |
I... |
Why do you . . . |
I... |
Why do you . . . |
I... |
Table C1 |
Chapter 2: The Truth About Learning Styles |
Parts of the learning |
process |
Growth characteristic |
Challenges |
Embraces challenges |
Obstacles |
Persists despite setbacks |
Effort |
Sees effort as a path to success |
Criticism |
Learns from criticism |
Success of Others |
Finds learning and inspiration in the |
success of others |
Table C2 |
What will you do to adopt a |
growth mindset? |
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