... focus thinking on each aspect individually, and then links them into a productive progression. 2. Main Topic Confusion is the biggest enemy of good thinking. We try to do too many things at the same time. We look for information. We are affected by feelings. We seek new ideas and options. We have to be cautious. We want to find benefits. There are a lot of things that need doing! Juggling with six balls at the same time is rather difficult. Tossing up one ball at a time is much easier. With the "six hats" method, we try to do only one thing at a time. What de Bono wants to achieve is to structure thinking and make it more effective. "Suggestions, judgments, criticism, information and plain emotions are all mixed together in a sort of thinking stew," he writes. The "six thinking hats" are different ways of looking at an issue ...

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