Thinking Archives - Kara Lane

Develop a Thinking Mindset to Achieve Greater Success

by Kara Lane | Self-Improvement, Thinking

How you think is the number one factor that determines your success and satisfaction in life. Yet most people don’t think they need to improve their thinking, or that it’s even possible. To them, thinking is like breathing. It just happens. As a result,...

50 Short Quotes on Thinking from 50 Great Thinkers

by Kara Lane | Thinking

French philosopher and scientist Blaise Pascal reportedly once said, “I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.” Being clear, complete, and concise requires more thought than simply rambling on and on until a point is made. When someone makes...

12 Books That Will Improve Your Thinking and Results

by Kara Lane | Thinking

How you think determines your success and satisfaction in life, and yet most people don’t consciously think about their thought process. They allow their automatic, unconscious thinking to control what they feel, say, and do. It’s an easy – but ineffective – way to...

Review of Problem Solving 101 (by Ken Watanabe)

by Kara Lane | Book Reviews, Thinking

Although Problem Solving 101 was originally written for Japanese schoolchildren, it has become popular with adults, too. Ken Watanabe explains critical thinking skills in simple terms that are easy to grasp. He reminds us that solving problems doesn’t have to be...

Review of Mind Power Into the 21st Century (by John Kehoe)

by Kara Lane | Book Reviews, Thinking

The two primary types of thinking are critical thinking and creative thinking. Critical thinking relies on logic and comes from the conscious mind. Creative thinking relies on imagination and comes from the subconscious mind. In the classic book, Mind Power Into the...

Review of How to Think (by Alan Jacobs)

by Kara Lane | Book Reviews, Thinking

How to Think, by Alan Jacobs, is a quick read with an interesting take on how we can improve our thinking. Jacobs argues that what divides us on political, social, religious, and other big issues, is not so much philosophical disagreements as it is laziness. Thinking...

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