"Engaging, thought-provoking, and surprisingly...fun!" - Dr. Fred Jones, professor, Supreme Court attorney, author and speaker Recent surveys of over 1,000 recruiters rank creative and strategic thinking at the top of their lists for both what they're looking for in candidates, and what they're having a hard time finding. This book, in a remarkably accessible, practical and entertaining way, equips readers to meet these needs, as well as to: •Think more clearly •Innovate more creatively •Manage life’s decisions with more confidence •Simplify complex and convoluted arguments •Express convictions more powerfully Targeting high school seniors and college freshmen, but useful to all adult readers, the authors examine surprising and costly mental errors made by respected business leaders, entertainment moguls, musicians, scientists, civic leaders, generals and academics. Then, they draw practical applications to help readers avoid such mistakes and think more creatively in each field. Twenty-five chapters address innovation, outside-the-box thinking, creativity, questioning expert opinion, developing idea-driven cultures in businesses, research, logic, worldviews, crowd sourcing, paradigms, harnessing the power of teams, deductive and inductive thinking, etc. Chapter Titles Why do brilliant people believe nonsense? Chapter 1 - They're Overconfident Chapter 2 - They're Under Confident Chapter 3 - They're Married to Brands Chapter 4 - They're Blinded by Prejudices, Preconceptions and Biases Chapter 5 - They Believe What They Want to Believe Chapter 6 - They're Trapped by Traditions Chapter 7 - They Fail to Identify Hidden Assumptions Chapter 8 - They Underestimate the Power of the Paradigm Chapter 9 - They Fail to Account for Worldviews Chapter 10 - They Contradict, Leave Out Valid Options, and Knock Down Straw Men Chapter 11 - They Fall for Other Common Fallacies Chapter 12 - They Either Fail to Recognize Fallacies, or Misapply The Ones They Know Chapter 13 - They Draw Conclusions from Inadequate Evidence Chapter 14 - They're Snowed by Success Bias Chapter 15 - They "Discover" Meaningless Patterns Chapter 16 - They Fail to Closely Examine Statistics Chapter 17 - They Make Common Statistical Blunders Chapter 18 - They Fail to Learn from History Chapter 19 - They Learn the Wrong Lessons from History Chapter 20 - They Miss Subtle Shifts in Word Meanings Chapter 21 - They Misinterpret Phrases and Sentences Chapter 22 - They Use Faulty Parallels and Analogies Chapter 23 - They Fail to Identify and Interpret Fiction and Figurative Language Chapter 24 - They're Overwhelmed by Their Emotions and Passions Chapter 25 - They Fail to Reason with Emotional Intelligence and Common Sense "Why Brilliant People Believe Nonsense should be must reading, not just for every college freshman, but for anyone who wants to think clearly and rationally." - Doug Erlandson, Ph.D., author, assistant professor of philosophy, University of Nebraska (retired).

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