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名詞

smart thinking (uncountable)

1. A genre of popular science books mainly concerned with cognitive science, psychology and biases to help the reader think better.
   • 2017, Julia Hobsbawm, Fully Connected: Surviving and Thriving in an Age of Overload, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 215:

     One of the biggest bestselling books in the recent ‘smart thinking’ genre was Susan Cain's Quiet, which popularised the idea that networking is superficial and loud.

   • 2021 August 21, Steven Poole, “Can ‘smart thinking’ books really give you the edge?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Hence the rise in publishing of the “smart thinking” book, an elevated species of self-help for the aspiring ratiocinator.