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

    QUOTE

    "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen" (p3)
    by Albert Einstein

      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 (p13-22)

      3) The right problem (p23-44)

      4) No bad ideas (p45-54)

      5) Breaking patterns (p55-70)

      6) Planting seeds (p71-108)

      7) Breaking rules (p109-132)

      8) Growing solution (p133-156)

      9) Avoiding martyrdom (p157-169)

      10) Einstein thinking in organizations (p169-186)

      11) Everyday Einstein thinking (p187-202)

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

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

    INDEX (p227-231)

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