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Reddit mentions of The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures
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We found 2 Reddit mentions of The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures. Here are the top ones.
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Portfolio Hardcover
Specs:
| Color | White |
| Height | 8.25 Inches |
| Length | 8.31 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | December 2009 |
| Weight | 1.46 Pounds |
| Width | 0.99 Inches |
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The specific example I had in mind is the one I mentioned in my response to esthers, but I had quite a few more experiences like that when studying A Logical Journey and the Logical Investigations. Both books are impressively obtuse, but also have a very high idea density and reward thorough study. (You might not want to start out with them, though, since they're the kind of books that make you stop and think for half an hour on every page just to keep up with what they're saying.) Another book that's easy to read and unreasonably effective for problem definition is The Back of the Napkin. It doesn't look like much, but it presents a fully-developed methodology for problem definition using visual cognition, based on results from current neuroscience. Out of all the books I've mentioned in this thread, the Back of the Napkin is the one that I use all the time as a desk reference, so you may find it worth your while to pick up.
I can't say in advance what sorts of books/ideas will have the same impact on you, so I encourage you to do a sampling of the field, find out which authors grab your attention the best, learn everything you can about them, and then work your way outwards into more divergent schools of thought.