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Flip thinking : the life-changing art of turning problems into opportunities / Berthold Gunster ; translator, Kelly Atkinson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Dutch Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First US editionDescription: xxv, 267 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593723555
  • 0593723554
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Contents:
Yes-but -- Put this book on your bedside table -- Flip thinking -- Part 1 The luggage. Acceptance ; Observation ; Problems ; What if everything goes right? ; Antifragility ; Stuck thinking ; The four questions ; Wrap-up -- Part 2 The journey. Four basic attitudes ; Love ; Work ; Battle ; Play -- Part 3 Finally. In short ; Cast off -- Behind the scenes.
Summary: "In Flip Thinking, Berthold Gunster, the founder of the Dutch omdenken--or flip thinking--philosophy, presents fifteen strategies to transform your thinking away from limitations and negativities and towards possibilities and opportunities. From disrupting (turn all the rules upside down) to flaunting (play up what you want to hide) and from importing (get the enemy on board) to amplifying (do more of what works), Gunster's strategies and stories will have you approaching even the most challenging problems--from an annoying neighbor to an angry colleague to an unhappy partner--in a whole new way"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"Transformative."--Greg McKeown, New York Times bestselling author of Essentialism and Effortless

Change your mindset from problem-focused ("yes, but") to opportunistic ("yes, and") using omdenken, the Dutch art of flip thinking--from the bestselling author and founder of the omdenken philosophy.

Imagine this: You've got a great idea, and all you hear are the yes-buts.

"Yes, but that's been tried before, and it didn't work."
"Yes, but shouldn't we just let it sit for a while?"
"Yes, but what if it doesn't work?"

Published in English for the first time, this international bestseller introduces the power of omdenken --or flip thinking--to transform stuck-in-the-mud, pessimistic thought into an inventive, curious mindset, so you can stop saying "yes, but" to life, and start saying "yes, and."

In this riveting book , Berthold Gunster presents fifteen strategies to transform your thoughts away from limitations and negativities and towards possibilities and opportunities. From disrupting (turn all the rules upside down) to flaunting (play up what you want to hide), from importing (get the enemy on board) to amplifying (do more of what works), Gunster's strategies and stories will have you approaching even the most challenging problems--whether an annoying neighbor or an angry colleague or an unhappy partner--in a whole new way.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-254) and index.

"Originally published in Dutch in the Netherlands as Huh?! De technick van het omdenken by Levbocken, Amsterdam, in 2016. This translation, by Kelly Atkinson, was published in 2023 by Ebury Edge"--Title page verso.

Yes-but -- Put this book on your bedside table -- Flip thinking -- Part 1 The luggage. Acceptance ; Observation ; Problems ; What if everything goes right? ; Antifragility ; Stuck thinking ; The four questions ; Wrap-up -- Part 2 The journey. Four basic attitudes ; Love ; Work ; Battle ; Play -- Part 3 Finally. In short ; Cast off -- Behind the scenes.

"In Flip Thinking, Berthold Gunster, the founder of the Dutch omdenken--or flip thinking--philosophy, presents fifteen strategies to transform your thinking away from limitations and negativities and towards possibilities and opportunities. From disrupting (turn all the rules upside down) to flaunting (play up what you want to hide) and from importing (get the enemy on board) to amplifying (do more of what works), Gunster's strategies and stories will have you approaching even the most challenging problems--from an annoying neighbor to an angry colleague to an unhappy partner--in a whole new way"-- Provided by publisher.

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