
Think!
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Outraged by the downward spiral of American intellect and culture, Michael R. LeGault offers the flip side of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling phenomenon, Blink, which theorized that our best decision-making is done on impulse, without factual knowledge or critical analysis. If bestselling books are advising us to not think, LeGault argues, it comes as no surprise that sharp, incisive reasoning has become a lost art in the daily life of Americans. Somewhere along the line, the Age of Reason morphed into the Age of Emotion; this systemic erosion is costing time, money, jobs, and lives in the twenty-first century, leading to less fulfillment and growing dysfunction. LeGault provides a bold, controversial, and objective analysis of the causes and solutions for:
. the erosion of growth and market share at many established American companies, big and small, which appear to have less chance of achieving the dynamic expansion of the past
. permissive parenting and low standards that have caused an academic crisis among our children -- body weights rise while grades plummet
. America's growing political polarization, which is a result of our reluctance to think outside our comfort zone
. faulty planning and failure to act on information at all levels that has led to preventable disasters, such as the Hurricane Katrina meltdown
. a culture of image and instant gratification, fed by reality shows and computer games, that has rendered curiosity of the mind and spirit all but obsolete
. stress, aversion to taking risks, and therapy that are replacing the traditional American "can do" mind-set.
Far from perpetuating the stereotype of the complacent American, LeGault's no-holds-barred analysis asks more of us than any other societal overview: America can fulfill its greatest potential starting today, and we need smart teachers, smart health care workers, smart sales representatives, smart students, smart mechanics, and smart leaders to make it happen. Now is the time to THINK! -- because a mind truly is a terrible thing to waste.
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Part One
1 Don't Blink, Think
2 Analyze What?
3 Thought, American Style
4 Feeding the Feel-Good Monster
5 The Rise of the Political and Correct, the Fall of the Smart and Quick
6 It's the Real Thing: Marketing, the Media, and Mayhem
7 I'm Too Busy: The Myth of "Stress" and "Information Overload"
Part Two
8 Great Thinkers
Part Three
9 If You Don't Ask, You Don't Get: A Return to Discipline and Standards
10 Stretching the Horizon: Embracing Risk and Reward
11 Hearing the Harmony of Reason: Embracing Objectivity, Thinking Critically
12 How to Save Civilization in One Easy Step
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