Hare brain, tortoise mind
why intelligence increases when you think less
by Guy Claxton
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In Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind, psychologist Guy Claxton makes an appeal to be less analytical and let our creativity have free rein. He argues compellingly that the mind works best when we trust our unconscious, or "undermind" - a cool, intelligent resource that needs only time and receptivity to function. Claxton also pushes for a reevaluation of society's obsession with results-oriented thinking and problem-solving under pressure.
Packed with interesting anecdotes, a dozen puzzles to test your reasoning, and the latest related research, Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind is an uplifting, stimulating read that focuses on a new kind of well-being, cognition, and problem-solving.
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Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less
January 1, 2000, Harper Perennial
Paperback
in English
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Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less
January 1, 2000, Harper Perennial
in English
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Hare brain, tortoise mind: how intelligence increases when you think less
2000, Ecco Press, Ecco Press/HarperPerennial
in English
- 1st HarperPerennial ed.
0060955414 9780060955410
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Hare brain, tortoise mind: why intelligence increases when you think less
1999, Ecco Press
in English
- 1st Ecco ed.
0880016221 9780880016223
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Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind
May 21, 1998, Fourth Estate
Paperback
- New Ed edition
1857027094 9781857027099
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Hare brain, tortoise mind: why intelligence increases when you think less
1997, Fourth Estate
in English
1857024516 9781857024517
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HARE BRAIN TORTOISE MIND: WHY INTELLIGENCE INCREASES WHEN YOU THINK LESS.
1997, Fourth Estate
Hardcover
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-247) and index.
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Argues that the mind works best when people trust the unconscious and calls for a reevaluation of society's obsession with results-oriented thinking and solving problems under pressure
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