It is the difference between the optimist describing the glass as half full, the pessimist describing it as half empty, and the innovator saying that the glass needs re-sizing.
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Ultimately, this book is about reclaiming your enthusiasm and the aliveness that accompanies novelty of thought, that characteristic that either lies in the shadow or blossoms, depending upon your life experiences and opportunities.
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Possibilities began to appear where I had seen none before.
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They empowered me to re-frame my perspective, not because there was something wrong in the way I saw things, but because it was very limited
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The techniques I learned helped me develop an ever-present curiosity about life and learning.
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With barely a sliver of curiosity, I figured that the experience would at least have some entertainment value. Instead, it ended up changing the course of my life.
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attending a course on creative thinking more than fifteen years ago. A
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Whenever people ask me what I do for a living, I tell them creative thinking and innovation, and then get ready for the pause. They often respond with “That's interesting”, which is really just rhetoric for covering their skepticism.
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All it took was some concentrated effort and a little patience with learning some new thinking techniques.
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His mocking tone and sarcastic comments were soon replaced by a near child-like wonder at the unexpected ideas he was developing.