1-Sentence-Summary: Lateral Thinking brings forth a new approach to the problem-solving process by proving how creativity and ditching vertical thinking can enhance the brain’s efficiency and make it find new ways of looking at a problem from new, innovative angles and outside-the-box perspectives.
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Here are my three favorite lessons from the book:
1 Lateral thinking is not necessarily native, so it can be apprehended.
2 Use the reversal technique to deal with a persistent problem.
3 Train your lateral thinking through cross-disciplinary fertilization.
If these lessons seem interesting to you, stick around, as I’ll explore each and every one of them in detail!
P.s Alas, the volume of the book does not fit the whole article, so it's better to go to the source!
