The Mother of All Minds - Softcover

Lynch, Dudley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0945822065 ISBN 13: 9780945822066

Publisher: Brain Technologies Press, 2003

Synopsis

Think audaciously (this breakthrough is unprecedented)! Live strategically (this world-view is uncustomary)! Act wiseheartedly (this planet is needful, and waiting for you)!

This is the story of a gap. A thinking skills gap.

On one side is a storied mind that includes most of history. It continues to be used by most of the individuals making today's history. Call this mind "Alpha."

On the other side is the just-emerging new mind of the future. Call it "Beta." The latest. The experimental. The farthest reaching.

The author of The Mother of All Minds says Beta is what a brain does when it needs to reinvent itself on the fly. When there's no time to invent new super-neurons, concoct powerful new brain chemicals or roll out a massive new cerebral redesign. Change is simply happening too fast. The challenges are as thick as the proverbial pea soup.

So what has human nature done? Made a U-turn. Reversed itself and reformulated the best of its past to stock the upcoming needs of its future. In a couple of words, it has "made do"-spectacularly! And in the process assembled an astonishing new "total thinking package" largely crafted from mental skills already available.

The Mother of All Minds charts the consequences of "the mother of all personal breakthroughs." Dudley Lynch, lead author of the best-selling Strategy of the Dolphin, demonstrates anew why he's considered among the most original, dogged and eloquent psychological sleuths on the shift-prone trail of human thinking capabilities.

The gap Mr. Lynch describes is one that every psychologically aware and ambitious person will want to leap, with every ounce of nitro their neurons can muster. Venturing to the frontiers of better thinking skills isn't for everyone (just as not every computer gets the upgrade). But if that's your personal goal, The Mother of All Minds is the trustworthy, riveting-to-read owner's manual you've been waiting for. Its examples and insights of this new mind at work are as fresh as a lager's bubbles.

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About the Author

Dudley Lynch has spent several decades studying the interlocking mysteries of mind, society and the changing nature of our protean world. His fourteen books and hundreds of magazine articles focus on, among other topics, creativity, personal and organizational change, values and beliefs, strategies for living and thinking skills. His books have been translated into seven languages and his thinking skills tools and models are in use worldwide. He is president of Brain Technologies Corporation of Plano, Texas.

Review

"Certain passages evoke a flow state not unlike driving a hot sports car on a scenic and mountainous highway." -- Andrea S. Gould, Ph.D., Lucid Learning Systems, Syosset, NY

Dudley is the world's master teacher about Clare Grave's theory, and now his wisdom is in this highly enjoyable book. -- Aart Pijl, CEO, Change Company, Koekange, The Netherlands

I devoured the pages! Your book is a valuable resource for anyone hungry for expanded personal effectiveness. -- Dr. Jim Rush, Pastor, Teacher and Congregational Development Consultant, Edisto Island, South Carolina

I thank you for popularizing Graves' work. It has long been overdue. -- Wynand Mylan, Attorney, Politician, Businessman, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Mr. Lynch has a deep understanding of how Clare Graves' theory helps to determine what needs to happen next. -- Michèle Carrier and Charles Boulos, Principals, Groupe Metafor International, Nun's Island, Quebec, Canada

There are books you read and think about. Then there a book like this one that transforms you. -- Marjan Bolmeijer, Founder, Change-Leaders.com

This book is the excellent exploration/application of the ideas of Clare Graves that has been missing for decades. -- Dr. Paul Morgan, Accelerated Coaching Ltd., Liversedge, West Yorkshire, England

This is easily the best written, most enjoyable and potentially most useful book I've ever read about Clare Graves' theory. -- Rinze Terluin, managing director,Loslaten bv, Dwingeloo, The Netherlands

Well written, thought-provoking and entertaining it is. The author is a man for the 21st, maybe 22nd, Century. -- Howard Johnson, Franchisee, Sylvan Learning Center, Lawton, Oklahoma

You have honored Dr. Graves in a way that no other has done or will ever do again. -- David Rogers, Dayton, Ohio

About this edition

• Publisher: Brain Technologies Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0945822065
• ISBN 13: 9780945822066
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300