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    The document discusses how powerful people and institutions influence public thinking, and the importance of learning to think independently and rationally. It argues that thinking before acting or deciding eliminates emotions that cause mistakes. Learning to consider multiple viewpoints leads to freer thinking than being taught what to think, which can result in radical or "boxed in" thinking.

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    The document discusses how powerful people and institutions influence public thinking, and the importance of learning to think independently and rationally. It argues that thinking before acting or deciding eliminates emotions that cause mistakes. Learning to consider multiple viewpoints leads to freer thinking than being taught what to think, which can result in radical or "boxed in" thinking.

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    The document discusses how powerful people and institutions influence public thinking, and the importance of learning to think independently and rationally. It argues that thinking before acting or deciding eliminates emotions that cause mistakes. Learning to consider multiple viewpoints leads to freer thinking than being taught what to think, which can result in radical or "boxed in" thinking.

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    The world is controlled by rich and powerful people who have a vested interest in how and what you

    think. They use the tools of advertising, mass media, and powerful and influential leaders. People who
    think independently will not be duly influenced by all of the above. They will wield their thinking
    process to do what is best for them.

    This book is an attempt to teach you how to think. When we learn to think, we will make less mistakes
    and have a smooth life. This is because when you think before you act, you are able to take most, if
    not all, of the emotions out of the situation. You will be calmer and more in control of yourself. When
    you react, you have set your intellect and thought process aside, and you strictly act out of emotion.
    The same holds true on decisions -- if you make a decision based on emotion, it will be, on the
    average, 99% wrong.

    Learning how to think before you act or make a decision will eliminate a lot of problems in your life. In
    days gone by, when you went to school, you were taught how to think and to see all sides. The best
    debater could put together a valid argument for the opposite viewpoint as well as his own. Today as I
    see it, pupils are taught what to think instead of how to think. Seeing only one side leads to radical
    thinking and action. Their mind is no longer free but is a prisoner of an idea or a set of ideas. Their
    mind is boxed in. This can never be to their benefit.

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