Edward de Bono
Edward de Bono
Edward de Bono is a Maltese physician, psychologist, author, inventor and consultant. He originated the term lateral thinking, wrote the book Six Thinking Hats and is a proponent of the teaching of thinking as a subject in schools...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth19 May 1933
underwear conscious streets
You do not go out into the street in your underwear, although usually you are wearing underwear. The underwear is not visible but it is there all the time. It is the same with concepts. They are there. They underlie practical things we do- even when we are not conscious of them.
looks harder new-directions
You cannot look in a new direction by looking harder in the same direction.
ego battle genuine
A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos.
thinking skills born
Intelligence is something we are born with. Thinking is a skill that must be learned.
mistake thinking perception
Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic.
buddhist creativity buddhism
An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
mentor different digging
You can't dig a different hole by digging the same one deeper.
thinking enough habit
Unfortunately, our existing traditional thinking habits insist that you must attack something and show it to be bad before you can suggest a change. It is more difficult to acknowledge that something is excellent and then to ask for change because although it is excellent, it is not enough.
confusion focus simplicity
Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus.
mind perception attention
It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.
thinking needs future-thinking
Traditional thinking is all about "what is" Future thinking will also need to be about what can be.
simple attention waste
Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex when they could be simple.
thinking important asking-the-right-questions
Asking a question is the simplest way of focusing thinking...asking the right question may be the most important part of thinking.
perfect car may
Removing the faults in a stage-coach may produce a perfect stage-coach, but it is unlikely to produce the first motor car.