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(...) Being Right All The Time Acquires A Huge Importance In Education, And There Is This Terror Of Being Wrong. The Ego Is So Tied To Being Right That Later On In Life You Are Reluctant To Accept That You Are Ever Wrong, Because You Are Defending Not The Idea But Your Self-esteem. (...) This Terror Of Being Wrong Means That People Have Enormous Difficulties In Changing Ideas.

Many Highly Intelligent People Are Poor Thinkers. Many People Of Average Intelligence Are Skilled Thinkers. The Power Of A Car Is Separate From The Way The Car Is Driven.

The Concept Of Logical Thinking Is Selection And This Is Brought About By The Processes Of Acceptance And Rejection. Rejection Is The Basis Of Logical Thinking.

One Very Important Aspect Of Motivation Is The Willingness To Stop And To Look At Things That No One Else Has Bothered To Look At. This Simple Process Of Focusing On Things That Are Normally Taken For Granted Is A Powerful Source Of Creativity.

We May Need To Solve Problems Not By Removing The Cause But By Designing The Way Forward Even If The Cause Remains In Place.