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How We Think

Ten Thinker-Types to Understand Ourselves and Those Around Us
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We are becoming more and more divided in how we see the world. Why is it some people think so differently to the way others do? Bringing together for the first time startling new evidence from neurobiology, psychology, philosophy, behavioural economics, and more, Marius Ostrowski takes... Read More
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How We Think

A big idea book about how the world around us shapes how we think and defines the ten different 'thinker types' we all inhabit

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We are becoming more and more divided in how we see the world. Why is it some people think so differently to the way others do?

Bringing together for the first time startling new evidence from neurobiology, psychology, philosophy, behavioural economics, and more, Marius Ostrowski takes us on an eye-opening tour of the mind and the surprising factors that shape not just what we think but how we think.

Ostrowski breaks down the different elements of our thinking into ten 'thinker-types' that help us understand ourselves and everyone around us. These ten distinct mindsets, from the 'hot-head' to the 'improviser', coined by Ostrowski, are profiles we all fall within. Some overlap, others clash. They are neither 'good' nor 'bad', but understanding where we and others fit can be transformative.

Through these ten ways of thinking, Ostrowski gives us remarkable insight into our own minds as well as those who think differently to us, and reveals how we might even change our minds for the better. How We Think is the essential thinking about thinking.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529366310

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton

Illustration: Black and white diagrams and tables

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Dr Marius Ostrowski is a social scientist, political theorist and historian focusing on how ideas and ideologies emerge and gain influence among the general population. He has held Fellowships at All Souls College and the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, and at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute, Florence. Ostrowski is also an Honorary Professor at the Centre for Research into Ideas and the Study of Political Ideologies, University of Nottingham. Born in Frankfurt, he speaks fluent German, French, Italian, Russian and English.

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