“The worlds of thought and action overlap. What you think has a way of becoming true.” ThinkingWorldWayActionBecomingThoughts And Actions Book:Whack on the Side of the Head Source: Whack on the Side of the Head
“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
“Take advantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think what else it might be.” ThinkingWorldLooksMightAdvantageAmbiguity Author:Roger von Oech
“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
“Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of the same process.” PeopleThinkingProcessProductsOppositesSuccess And FailureTwo Opposites Author:Roger von Oech
