2 Stages of Thinking
- The perceived stage, where the brain focuses on identifying a certain pattern (a way in which the brain frames the environment).
- The second stage uses that pattern and builds upon it to reach a conclusion.
But to get better at identifying patterns and prevent errors in the first stage, we need to develop our lateral thinking.
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