Page 175 - THE DO-IT-YOURSELF LOBOTOMY Open Your Mind to Greater Creative Thinking

Cheat Notes for Chapter 16:
Redefining the Acceptable Range

• Acceptable range of thinking: when evaluating ideas, the spec-
trum of consideration that feels comfortable.

• Expanding your acceptable range of thought gives you a
broader playing field.

• To expand your acceptable range, don’t just break the rules,
break the ruler.

• By contrast, new ideas beyond the previous fringe of acceptabil-
ity make old fringe ideas seem less scary and less risky.

• Continue expanding your acceptable range to achieve a state of
mind that doesn’t try to be creative, but simply is creative—
then anything is within your acceptable range.