The Rules of Thinking: A Personal Code to Think Yourself Smarter, Wiser and Happier

<div> Think for yourself&nbsp; </div> <div> 1 Avoid echo chambers&nbsp; </div> <div> 2 Don't be scared&nbsp; </div> <div> 3 Consider the motive&nbsp; </div> <div> 4 Beware self-interest&nbsp; </div> <div> 5 Keep hold of your heartstrings&nbsp; </div> <div> 6 Don't be gullible&nbsp; </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> Resilient thinking&nbsp; </div> <div> 7 Know who you are&nbsp; </div> <div> 8 Seek out support&nbsp; </div> <div> 9 Take control&nbsp; </div> <div> 10 Be flexible&nbsp; </div> <div> 11 Be self-aware&nbsp; </div> <div> 12 It is what it is&nbsp; </div> <div> 13 Don't get over-distracted&nbsp; </div> <div> 14 Like yourself&nbsp; </div> <div> 15 Be ready to cope&nbsp; </div> <div> 16 Better out than in&nbsp; </div> <div> 17 Cut yourself some slack&nbsp; </div> <div> &nbsp; </div> <div> Healthy thinking&nbsp; </div> <div> 18 Think yourself happy&nbsp; </div> <div> 19 Focus on other people&nbsp; </div> <div> 20 Be in the present&nbsp; </div> <div> 21 Stress is optional&nbsp; </div> <div> 22 Normality isn't normal&nbsp; </div> <div> 23 Evaluate your emotions&nbsp; </div> <div> 24 Laugh at yourself&nbsp; </div> <div> 25 Keep learning&nbsp; </div> <div> 26 No one likes to be incompetent&nbsp; </div> <div> 27 Practice makes progress&nbsp; </div> <div> 28 Turn off the action replays&nbsp; </div> <div> 29 Sidestep bad habits&nbsp; </div> <div> 30 Appreciate semantics&nbsp; </div> <div> 31 Keep the bar steady&nbsp; </div> <div> 32 Look for the spin&nbsp; </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> Organised thinking&nbsp; </div> <div> 33 Believe in being organised&nbsp; </div> <div> 34 Learn to love a list&nbsp; </div> <div> 35 Think outside your head&nbsp; </div> <div> 36 Don't overload your RAM&nbsp; </div> <div> 37 Make deadlines your friend&nbsp; </div> <div> 38 Don't indulge decision making&nbsp; </div> <div> 39 Get creatively organised&nbsp; </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> Thinking creatively&nbsp; </div> <div> 40 Train your brain&nbsp; </div> <div> 41 Feed your mind&nbsp; </div> <div> 42 Get in the mood&nbsp; </div> <div> 43 Open up&nbsp; </div> <div> 44 There are no rules&nbsp; </div> <div> 45 Spot the box&nbsp; </div> <div> 46 Think like someone else&nbsp; </div> <div> 47 Make connections&nbsp; </div> <div> 48 Make mistakes&nbsp; </div> <div> 49 Forget about other people&nbsp; </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> Problem solving&nbsp; </div> <div> 50 Clear your emotions out of the way&nbsp; </div> <div> 51 Make sure there's really a problem&nbsp; </div> <div> 52 Check you're solving the right problem&nbsp; </div> <div> 53 Loosen up&nbsp; </div> <div> 54 Don't settle for your first answer&nbsp; </div> <div> 55 If it's plausible, it's worthwhile&nbsp; </div> <div> 56 Find a way in&nbsp; </div> <div> 57 Don't get bogged down&nbsp; </div> <div> 58 Try a new angle&nbsp; </div> <div> 59 Don't panic&nbsp; </div> <div> 60 Get help&nbsp; </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> Thinking together&nbsp; </div> <div> 61 You're better together&nbsp; </div> <div> 62 Play to everyone's strengths&nbsp; </div> <div> 63 Think like a hive&nbsp; </div> <div> 64 Leave your ego behind&nbsp; </div> <div> 65 Keep an eye on the quiet ones&nbsp; </div> <div> 66 Question groupthink&nbsp; </div> <div> 67 Conflict is OK&nbsp; </div> <div> 68 Think up a storm&nbsp; </div> <div> 69 Have stupid ideas&nbsp; </div> <div> 70 Keep in synch&nbsp; </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> Making decisions&nbsp; </div> <div> 71 Decide what you're deciding&nbsp; </div> <div> 72 Don't start at square two&nbsp; </div> <div> 73 Set yourself boundaries&nbsp; </div> <div> 74 Untangle the knots first&nbsp; </div> <div> 75 Go for Goldilocks&nbsp; </div> <div> 76 Vet your advisors&nbsp; </div> <div> 77 Be your own advisor&nbsp; </div> <div> 78 Don't jump to conclusions&nbsp; </div> <div> 79 Understand your emotions&nbsp; </div> <div> 80 Balance logic and emotion&nbsp; </div> <div> 81 Learn to compromise&nbsp; </div> <div> 82 Find option C&nbsp; </div> <div> 83 Assess the cost of a bad decision&nbsp; </div> <div> 84 Regret is a waste of energy&nbsp; </div> <div> 85 Be honest about procrastinating&nbsp; </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> Critical thinking&nbsp; </div> <div> 86 Read John Donne&nbsp; </div> <div> 87 Don't be played for a fool&nbsp; </div> <div> 88 Stand back and take in the view&nbsp; </div> <div> 89 Look for what comes next&nbsp; </div> <div> 90 Don't bother your pretty little head&nbsp; </div> <div> 91 Consider the odds&nbsp; </div> <div> 92 <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Facts are neutral&nbsp; </div> <div> 93 <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Don't trust statistics&nbsp; </div> <div> 94 <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Understand cause and effect&nbsp; </div> <div> 95 <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>If you can't prove it's true, that doesn't mean it isn't&nbsp; </div> <div> 96 <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Don't believe it just because everyone else does&nbsp; </div> <div> 97 <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Don't believe it just because you want to&nbsp; </div> <div> 98 <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Be devil's advocate&nbsp; </div> <div> 99 <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Don't go into lockdown&nbsp; </div> <div> 100 <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Opinions aren't facts&nbsp; </div>