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Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.

~Edward De Bono

Topics: Breaking Creativity Different Different Way Established Involves Look Order Out Patterns Things Way

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Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic.

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Topics: Logic Mistakes Most Perception Rather Than Thinking

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Studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception. If you can change your perception, you can change your emotion and this can lead to new ideas.

~Edward De Bono

Topics: Change Due Emotion Error Ideas Lead New New Ideas Perception Shown Studies Thinking You Your

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An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.

~Edward De Bono

Topics: Attention Decisions Expert Ignore Judgements Knowing Making Making Decisions Pay Pay Attention Simpler Someone Succeeded Through Who

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Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.

~Edward De Bono

Topics: Achievement Because Creativity Doing Everyone Fun Gives Great Hope Idea Interested Interesting Life Makes More Motivator People Possibility Some Sort Worthwhile

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Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.

~Edward De Bono

Topics: Activity Brain Far Human Human Brain Humor Most Significant

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We need creativity in order to break free from the temporary structures that have been set up by a particular sequence of experience.

~Edward De Bono

Topics: Been Break Creativity Experience Free Need Order Particular Sequence Set Structures Temporary Up

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An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.

~Edward De Bono

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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.

~Edward De Bono

Topics: Any Attention Being Complex Complexity Could Dealing Energy Inefficient Justification Mental Never Simple Things Time Unnecessary Waste Waste Of Time

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If you never change your mind, why have one?

~Edward De Bono

Topics: Change Mind Never Why You Your

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Psychologist

Born: May 19th, 1933

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