Are You Stuck in a Mental Rut?

7 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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Paul Sloane argues we're stuck using 19th-century thinking methods for modern problems. His book How to Be a Brilliant Thinker offers mental models and tools to sharpen problem analysis, idea generation, and decision-making in work and life.

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Are you stuck in a mental rut, struggling to come up with better ideas? Perhaps you are using 19th century thinking methods to solve 21st century problems. Hi, I'm Paul Sloane, and I wrote this book, How to Be a Brilliant Thinker, to give you better mental models and thinking tools. And it can help you at work with better problem analysis and the ability to come up with and present radical ideas. Socially, it will improve your conversation and with the use of logic and parallel thinking help you to win arguments. And individually, it can help you improve your memory and improve your decision-making. The book has many reviews on Amazon and here is what some of them have to say. The book opened my mind. It is full of practical examples. An easy read but an important topic. Highly entertaining and thought-provoking.