How We Decide

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How We Decide

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Feb 12, 2009

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The author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist and creator of the Frontal Cortex blog draws on cutting-edge research and the real-world experience of a wide range of \"deciders\" to arm us with the tools we need to think harder (and smarter) about how we think.

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Feb 12, 2009

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