How to have a beautiful mind /（如何有一个美丽的心灵）

From the inventor of lateral thinking-an exciting new way to develop your thinking skills, make yourself interesting, and so change your life.
People spend a fortune on their appearance-cosmetics, plastic surgery, diets-everyone is trying to be more attractive. But there’s an easier way to become a beautiful person. No matter how you look, if you have a mind that’s fascinating, creative, exciting-if you’re a good thinker-you can be beautiful. And it doesn’t necessarily come from being highly educated, or even from having a great personality; it’s about using your imagination and expanding your creativity.
In clear, practical language, de Bono shows how, by applying lateral and parallel thinking skills to conversation, we can improve our mind. By learning how to listen, make a point, and manoeuvre a discussion, we can become creative and more appealing-more beautiful.

From the inventor of lateral thinking — an exciting new way to develop your thinking skills, make yourself interesting, and so change your life.

People spend a fortune on their appearance — cosmetics, plastic surgery, diets — everyone is trying to be more attractive. But there’s an easier way to become a beautiful person. No matter how you look, if you have a mind that’s fascinating, creative, exciting — if you’re a good thinker — you can be beautiful. And it doesn’t necessarily come from being highly educated, or even from having a great personality; it’s about using your imagination and expanding your creativity.

In clear, practical language, de Bono shows how, by applying lateral and parallel thinking skills to conversation, we can improve our mind. By learning how to listen, make a point, and manoeuvre a discussion, we can become creative and more appealing — more beautiful.

Dr Edward de Bono is widely regarded as the leading world authority in the direct teaching of creative thinking. He has written sixty-three books with translations into thirty-seven languages. Dr de Bono is the originator of the term “Lateral Thinking” and now has a network of 923 trainers in twenty-eight countries around the world teaching his methods in business.

INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS A BEAUTIFUL MIND?
1　HOW TO AGREE
　The need to be right
　The logic bubble
　Special circumstances
　Special values
　Special experience
　Sweeping generalisations
　Summary
2　HOW TO DISAGREE
　Politeness
　Errors of logic
　Interpretation
　Selective perception
　Emotions
　Different experience
　Sweeping generalisations
　Extrapolations
　Possible and certain
　Differ or disagree
　Sumnaary
3　HOW TO DIFFER
　Two sorts of difference
　Sources of difference
　Spell out the difference
　Spell out the reasons for the difference
　Accept the difference
　Summary
4　HOW TO BE INTERESTING
　Information
　What if?
　Possibilities and alternatives
　Speculation
　Connections
　Creativity and new ideas
　A most useful habit
　Exercises
　Summary
5　HOW TO RESPOND
　Clarification
　Support
　Examples and stories
　Build upon
　Extend
　Carry forward
　Modify
　Summary
6　HOW TO LISTEN
Impatience
Getting value
Notice
Repeat back
Questions
More details
Two focuses
Summary
7　QUESTIONS
　Fishing questions and shooting questions
　Source and validity
　More detail
　Explanation
　Alternatives and possibilities
　Modification
　Multiple choice questions
　Values
　The basis for your thinking?
　Summary
8　PARALLEL THINKING -- THE SIX HATS
　Co-operative exploration
　The six thinking hats
　The white hat
　The red hat
　The black hat
　The yellow hat
　The green hat
　The blue hat
　Use of the hats
　Benefits
　Summary
9 CONCEPTS
10 ALTERNATIVES
11 EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS
12 VALUES
13 DIVERSIONS AND OFF-COURSE
14 INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE
15 OPINION
16 INTERRUPTION
17 ATTITUDE
18 STARTING AND TOPICS
CONCLUSION
THE CONVERSATION CLUB