“Am I Getting Lazy? Am I Too Busy? Am I Becoming Arrogant? Am I Getting Timid? If you answer 'yes' to any one of these questions, that's your warning to Kick that attitude!” IfsAnswersAttitudeBecomingBusyKicksLazyWarningArrogantToo Busy Author:Roger von Oech
“By the time the average person finishes college, he or she will have taken over 2,600 tests, quizzes, and exams. The right answer approach becomes deeply ingrained in our thinking. This may be fine for some mathematical problems where there is in fact only one right answer. The difficulty is that most of life isn’t this way. Life is ambiguous; there are many right answers- all depending on what you’re looking for. But if you think there is only one right answer, then you’ll stop looking as soon as you find one.” IfsThinkingWayLifeMayPersonsFactsProblemLife IsAnswersTakenCollegeFineApproachTestsDifficultyAverageMathematicalAmbiguousExamAverage PersonRight AnswersQuizMathematical Problems Author:Roger von Oech
“Look for the second right answer.” LooksAnswersRight Answers Book:A Kick in the Seat of the Pants: Using Your Explorer, Artist, Judge, & Warrior to Be More Creative Source: A Kick in the Seat of the Pants: Using Your Explorer, Artist, Judge, & Warrior to Be More Creative
“We grow up thinking that the best answer is in someone else's brain. Much of our education is an elaborate game of 'guess what's in the teacher's head?' What the world really needs to know right now is what kind of dreams and ideas are in your head.” ThinkingKnowsWorldNeedsKindIdeasDreamGamesGrowsAnswersBrainGrowing UpTeacherRight Now Author:Roger von Oech