Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change
Categories: Science & Math
Physicist Leonard Mlodinow explores elastic thinking, the ability to let go of familiar ideas and adapt to new situations. Drawing on neuroscience and psychology, he explains how the brain combines analytical and creative thinking, and why some people are better at generating new ideas and solving unfamiliar problems. In a world of rapid change, Mlodinow argues, this flexible thinking is becoming as important as analytical skill, and he shows how it can be developed.
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- Shane Parrish: “Super engaging book about one of the great capacities of the human brain: what the author calls ‘elastic thinking.’ The part of our brain that gives us imagination and the ability to respond to change with new and novel ideas is at the core of our evolution into the unique species that we are.”