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Thinking: ideas and frameworks explained

A collection of ideas, frameworks and techniques related to Thinking, explained clearly so they are easy to understand and share.

Apples and ideas quote (not) from George Bernard Shaw illustrated as a concept - giving an apple vs sharing an ideaApples and IdeasWhat is a halfpinion with example of someone arguing for the benefits and another arguing the costs are too high. It's not a real opinion unless it considers both. Term from Scott Adams.Halfpinion: considering only the benefits or the costsDon't think of an elephant framing example where even negating a frame activates itDon't Think of an ElephantBuild your own panel of advisors and mentors example of the invisible counselors with Mum, Uncle Jim, your science teacher, Marcus Aurelius and LincolnBuild Your Panel of Advisors to Ask for AdviceGestalt principles of visual perception showing proximity, similarity, continuity, closure, figure and ground, symmetry and order, and common fate.Gestalt principlesThe Village Venus effect example, a term from Edward De Bono, with a fish declaring that another fish in the fish bowl is the most beautiful fish in the whole worldThe Village Venus EffectMuddy puddle leaky ceilings - James Clear's model of two types of problemsMuddy puddles, leaky ceilingsPrimary metaphor examples: Important Is Big with parents and a small child, Knowing Is Seeing looking in a box, and Affection Is Warmth with a parent hugging a babyPrimary metaphorSolvitur Ambulando illustration: this phrase from Greek philosopher Diogenes, is represented by an individual walking a winding route around a large open space in nature. When they set out, the thick, dark scribble above them represents a jumbled mind of thoughts. In the distance, about half-way around the scribble is fading. And as they reach the end of their walk the shining lightbulb above them signifies clarity of thought. Translated from Greek, Solvitur ambulando means: "It is solved by walking".Solvitur ambulandoEdward De Bono's Six thinking hats framework with the 6 thinking hats: White, Red, Black, Yellow, Green and BlueSix thinking hatsMetaphors for Ideas: Ideas Are Locations, Ideas Are Objects, Ideas Are FoodMetaphors for ideasHyperbolic discountingPresent bias9 WindowsFast and slow thinkingDon’t let your thinking be limited by your tools

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