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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Meet the Wise Fool 9

Part II: The Wise Fool Strategies 23

1 Buck the Crowd 25

2 Flex Your Risk Muscle 37

3 Laugh at It 49

4 Seek Other Right Answers 59

5 Keep Playing with It 69

6 Reverse Your Perspective 81

7 Fool Around with the Constraints 91

8 Build on an Odd Idea 99

9 Look for Ambiguity 103

10 See the Obvious 111

11 Use Your Forgettery 117

12 Drop What’s Obsolete 125

13 Kiss a Favorite Idea Goodbye 131

14 Revisit a Discarded Idea 135

15 Find What’s out of Whack 139

16 Stop Fooling Yourself 145

17 Exercise Humility 153

18 Imagine the Unintended 159

19 Develop a Thick Skin 169

20 Shed an Illusion 173

Part III: Use Your Wise Fool Know-How 177

Selected Bibliography 193

Index of Proper Names 196

Acknowledgments 199

About the Author 200

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 18/11/2021
      ISBN13: 9781119843269, 978-1119843269
      ISBN10: 111984326X

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Introduction 1

      Part I: Meet the Wise Fool 9

      Part II: The Wise Fool Strategies 23

      1 Buck the Crowd 25

      2 Flex Your Risk Muscle 37

      3 Laugh at It 49

      4 Seek Other Right Answers 59

      5 Keep Playing with It 69

      6 Reverse Your Perspective 81

      7 Fool Around with the Constraints 91

      8 Build on an Odd Idea 99

      9 Look for Ambiguity 103

      10 See the Obvious 111

      11 Use Your Forgettery 117

      12 Drop What’s Obsolete 125

      13 Kiss a Favorite Idea Goodbye 131

      14 Revisit a Discarded Idea 135

      15 Find What’s out of Whack 139

      16 Stop Fooling Yourself 145

      17 Exercise Humility 153

      18 Imagine the Unintended 159

      19 Develop a Thick Skin 169

      20 Shed an Illusion 173

      Part III: Use Your Wise Fool Know-How 177

      Selected Bibliography 193

      Index of Proper Names 196

      Acknowledgments 199

      About the Author 200

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