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Lateral Thinking
Edward de Bono ISBN 9780140219784
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Edward de Bono ISBN 9780140219784
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This book by Edward de Bono came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Tim Ferriss. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“He wrote a book called Lateral Thinking. He has another one, I think it's called The Six Thinking Hats or something along those lines, which similarly, very helpful”— Tim Ferriss
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