HOW TO BREAK THE RULES AND THINK LIKE EINSTEIN --- SIMPLE WAYS TO BREAK THE RULES AND DISCOVER YOUR HIDDEN GENIUS by Scott Thorpe. Barnes & Noble, 2000, 2002

QUOTE by Albert Einstein = "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen" (3)
    1) EINSTEIN'S SECRET (p1-12)

      [1] Rule ruts (p4-5)

      [2] Breaking rules and solving problems (p5-7)

      [3] Impossible problems --- winning at tic-tac-toe (p7-10)

        (1) Extra turns (p78)

        (2) Use the other guy's assets (p8-9)

        (3) Define victory flexibly (p9)

        (4) Cooperate (p9-10)

      [4] Einstein thinking --- Breaking the rules (p10-11)

        Thinking like Einstein works because the biggest obstacles to solving tough problems are
        in our heads. You may have to break a cherished rule to solve your toughest problems!

    2) THINKING LIKE EINSTEIN (13-22)

    3) THE RIGHT PROBLEM (23-44)

    4) NO BAD IDEAS (45-54)

    5) BREAKING PATTERNS (55-70)

    6) PLANTING SEEDS (71-108)

    7) BREAKING RULES (109-132)

    8) GROWING SOLUTIONS (133-156)

    9) AVOIDING MARTYRDOM (157-169)

    10) EINSTEIN THINKING IN ORGANIZATIONS (169-186)

    11) EVERYDAY THINKING ACTIVITIES (187-202)

    APPENDIX A --- Einstein thinking forms (p203-220)

    APPENDIX B --- Einstein's equation (p221-226)

    INDEX (p227-231)
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