Table of Contents

1. 1. Introduction
   1. Again with the “Pragmatic”?
   2. Consider the Context
   3. Everyone Is Talking About This Stuff
   4. Where We’re Going
   5. Next Actions
   6. Grateful Acknowledgments
2. 2. Journey from Novice to Expert
   1. Novices vs. Experts
   2. The Five Dreyfus Model Stages
   3. Dreyfus at Work: Herding Racehorses and Racing Sheep
   4. Using the Dreyfus Model Effectively
   5. Beware the Tool Trap
   6. Consider the Context, Again
   7. Day-to-Day Dreyfus
   8. Next Actions
3. 3. This Is Your Brain
   1. Your Dual-CPU Modes
   2. Capture Insight 24x7
   3. Linear and Rich Characteristics
   4. Rise of the R-mode
   5. R-mode Sees Forest; L-mode Sees Trees
   6. DIY Brain Surgery and Neuroplasticity
   7. How Do You Get There?
   8. Next Actions
4. 4. Get in Your Right Mind
   1. Turn Up the Sensory Input
   2. Draw on the Right Side
   3. Engage an R-mode to L-mode Flow
   4. Next Actions
   5. Harvest R-mode Cues
   6. Harvesting Patterns
   7. Get It Right
   8. Next Actions
5. 5. Debug Your Mind
   1. Meet Your Cognitive Biases
   2. Next Actions
   3. Recognize Your Generational Affinity
   4. Next Actions
   5. Codifying Your Personality Tendencies
   6. Next Actions
   7. Exposing Hardware Bugs
   8. Next Actions
   9. Now I Don’t Know What to Think
   10. Next Actions
6. 6. Learn Deliberately
   1. What Learning Is…and Isn’t
   2. Target SMART Objectives
   3. Next Actions
   4. Create a Pragmatic Investment Plan
   5. Next Actions
   6. Use Your Primary Learning Mode
   7. Next Actions
   8. Work Together, Study Together
   9. Use Enhanced Learning Techniques
   10. Read Deliberately with SQ3R
   11. Visualize Insight with Mind Maps
   12. Next Actions
   13. Harness the Real Power of Documenting
   14. Learn by Teaching
   15. Take It to the Streets
   16. Next Actions
7. 7. Gain Experience
   1. Play in Order to Learn
   2. Next Actions
   3. Leverage Existing Knowledge
   4. Embed Failing in Practice
   5. Next Actions
   6. Learn About the Inner Game
   7. Pressure Kills Cognition
   8. Imagination Overrides Senses
   9. Next Actions
   10. Learn It Like an Expert
8. 8. Manage Focus
   1. Increase Focus and Attention
   2. Next Actions
   3. Defocus to Focus
   4. Next Actions
   5. Manage Your Knowledge
   6. Optimize Your Current Context
   7. Manage Interruptions Deliberately
   8. Keep a Big Enough Context
   9. How to Stay Sharp
   10. Next Actions
9. 9. Beyond Expertise
   1. Effective Change
   2. What to Do Tomorrow Morning
   3. Beyond Expertise
10. A1. Photo Credits
11.  Bibliography

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