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Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind

Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind

by Guy Claxton

1997Thought and thinkingIntellectCognitionIntuitionCertainty
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There is an old Polish saving, 'Sleep faster; we need the pillows' which reminds us that there are some activities which just will not be rushed.

About this book

Argues that the mind works best when people trust the unconscious and calls for a reevaluation of society's obsession with results-oriented thinking and solving problems under pressure

Themes & subjects

Thought and thinkingIntellectCognitionIntuitionCertaintyPhilosophy
First published 1997

Author

Guy Claxton

First published

1997

Pages

272

Read time

≈ 7h

Editions

7

Language

English

Publisher

Fourth Estate

ISBN

9781857024517

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