You Be A Thinker Too is for students whose studies ask them to think well: to weigh an argument, judge evidence, plan a project, solve a problem or come up with something new. It suits a learner in the last years of school, a university student and anyone who wants to think more clearly about what they are learning.
It draws on research on critical and creative thinking, and it helps you grow both sides together, so that you can analyse clearly, solve problems creatively and make better decisions about your work and your life.
Inside are two PDFs, both with your name on every page: a printable deck of A4 cards and a matching ebook. The cards cover creative thinking, critical analysis, decision making, planning and strategy, problem solving and habit formation, through cards such as Have Ideas, Imagine, Have Discernment, Have Perspective, Make Choices, Plan, Manage Time, Solve Problems, Focus and Be Habitual. Each card has a theme, a short description and an image on the front, and on the back a set of quotes from many voices and wisdom traditions, with room for your own notes. The ebook holds the same wisdom as a flowing book, to read on a tablet or phone or to print and bind.
I suggest you begin with the creative thinking cards, Have Ideas and Imagine among them. Then take the assignment or problem in front of you and let the quote you chose open a new angle on it. When a decision is due, turn to Have Perspective and Make Choices.
Dr Alten du PlessisFounder, LearnSmart4Life