Brain Boosters: How to Learn to Think Effectively Using Techniques from Different Sciences

You can easily solve complex mathematical problems and have a high IQ, but get lost in ordinary life situations. Solutions based on common sense often lead to mistakes and sad outcomes. This book will help you think and act more... effectively. World-renowned psychologist Richard Nisbett explains why simple answers lead to incorrect decisions and fatal errors. The good news is that we are capable of not falling for the tricks of "common sense" and learning to think clearly and critically. The author provides the reader with a whole arsenal of ways to solve life problems and make the right decisions in difficult situations. He does this so elegantly and engagingly that every humanist will appreciate it.