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The Mechanism of Mind (Pelican)
by Edward de Bono
from Penguin (Non-Classics)

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• Subtle are Brain Mechanics
  This is perhaps one of de Bono's most subtle and exquisitely crafted books. In it, he lays out his theory of how the mind works -mechanically, that is. His theory, interestingly has preceded the actual findings by, among others, biologists, other neurologists and medical scientists. And after the fact, has proven to be more or less correct.
  What is most striking about de Bono's theories is that he does not (as many other scientists do) make lavish claims about the brain's computing powers and... more info

• Explains the intricacies & idiosyncracies of the human mind in pragmatic terms!
  The Mechsnism of Mind, by Edward de bono
  I first read this book in the seventies, but it was only in the eighties as well as the nineties when I had reread it several times that I truly understood what the author was talking about.
  This book actually gave me a really good working understanding about the intricacies & idiosyncracies of the human brain as:
  - a selective recognition system;
  - a pattern making system;
  - a self organising system;
  From the author's lucid... more info

• Simple basic processes put together producing complicated behavior
  1. The brain may not be as difficult to understand as previously thought. Instead, the problem may be it is too easy to understand.
  2. Explanations may be highly acceptable without relevance to what is being explained.
  3. Descriptions may reveal something that is not apparent and may be unfamiliar.
  4. Words usually describe things or actions. A few words don't describe things, but are helpful tools for dealing with words: multiplication, division, and additions (symbols)
  5. Words... more info

• The Mechanism of Mind
  This book is a revolutionary examination of thinking and perception that should be a must read for anyone seeking to understand the why's and how's of human thinking. Elegant, and profound are the two terms that come to mind when describing DeBono's prose.

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