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The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving
by Morgan D. Jones
ISBN: 0812928083
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nrjames
· 2022-06-07 ·
Original thread
You might want to check out The Thinker's Toolkit:
https://www.amazon.com/Thinkers-Toolkit-Powerful-Techniques-...
chadcmulligan
· 2020-05-29 ·
Original thread
This is a good one to - "The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving" by Morgan D. Jones, ( techniques as used by the CIA no less! :-) ).
https://www.amazon.com/Thinkers-Toolkit-Powerful-Techniques-...
bensochar
· 2017-11-20 ·
Original thread
One of the books I still reread. Its not so much about "abstract thinking" but its very good at teaching you to find the real problem & make a decisions.
https://www.amazon.com/Thinkers-Toolkit-Powerful-Techniques-...
nerfhammer
· 2010-08-26 ·
Original thread
mass market book by one of his colleagues:
http://www.amazon.com/Thinkers-Toolkit-Powerful-Techniques-P...