The best-selling author of Subliminal and The Drunkard's Walk
teaches you how to tap into the hidden power of your brain.
"Elastic is a book that will help you survive the whirlwind."
--Daniel H. Pink, author of When and A Whole New Mind
Named to the 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards Longlist
In this startling and provocative look at how the human mind deals with
change, Leonard Mlodinow shows us to unleash the natural abilities we
all possess so we can thrive in dynamic and troubled times. Truly
original minds capitalize when everyone else struggles. And most of us
assume that these abilities are innate, reserved for a select few. But
Mlodinow reveals that we all possess them, that we all have encoded in
our brains a skill he terms elastic thinking--and he guides us in how to
harness it.
Drawing on groundbreaking research, Mlodinow outlines how we can learn
to let go of comfortable ideas and become accustomed to ambiguity and
contradiction; how we can rise above conventional mindsets and reframe
the questions we ask; and how we can improve our ability to solve
problems and generate new ideas--critical skills for achieving
professional and personal success in our quickly morphing world.