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Cross-Training the Brain: To Emulate Competence represents several man-years' of research into stretching mental capabilities. In April '05 I finished revising the book to make it even more useful!
The book distills down to 239 illustrated letter-size pages in a lie-flat comb binding, or as an electronic version on CD, being PC- or Mac-readable (your latest Reader® version is a free download at www.adobe.com ).
Along with clickable notes, the CD contributes useful View, Navigation, Linkage, Find, and Print capabilities.
Description
In Cross-Training the Brain explore methods that promote expert performance. The process ingrains practical ways of thinking that empower you to better penetrate scholastic or real-world challenges. Here is a comprehensive set of troubleshooting principles upon which to base a lifetime of creative inquiry and effective thinking. The first time that you surmount an otherwise resistant problem using this approach will prove its value.
The book ties together findings of relevant studies on cognitive abilities. It contains plans for applying the findings to everyday situations, be they diffuse obstacles or specific questions. The goal: follow the lead of expert problem solvers to augment reasoning ability and enhance competency in your chosen field. To this end, the author identifies general ability criteria with which to gage and reinforce specific performance. The reader learns to enhance competence with problem-cracking strategies and tactics. Devices exploited in this system make practical the tools of heuristics, brainstorming, symbolic logic, and decision analysis.
Elements of the Plan.
There is a solution to every problem. This book uses solid methods that guide the reader through adaptive techniques to achieve greater competence in any field of interest.
Professor Paul Zeitz, Chairman of the Univ. of San Francisco Math Dept. writes of Cross-Training for the Brain -- "Your book is very kind and generous to its reader, like a sympathetic 'life coach.' I especially liked your synergistic development of what is needed to become a better problem solver. . . a number of your examples illustrate very important and subtle problem-solving ideas."
Ordering Cross-Training for the Brain:
No form need accompany this order. Just send a note with a clear return address and your Email in case of questions, and a check or money order payable to John C. Vickers, in U.S.$, drawn on U.S. bank branch, (to avoid a service charge to cash payment). Please also note on your check the Book Name.
Total price -- US$19.50 in USA, MA residents pls. add $0.85 for the Gov., US$23.50 for airmail abroad. You may also ask your library to buy the book (ISBN 0974011037); or, charge your order thru on-line bookseller Amazon.com -- however, the author appreciates the effort of a direct, mail-in order (thanking with a signed copy).
A gift -- download a Free evaluation copy of Cross-Training the Brain PDF. Just follow the links. Cross-Training the Brain Free Download 3.6MB PDF file download site.
Think well, do better, be your best. JCV.