Todai Kyoju Ga Oshieru Chiteki Ni Kangaeru Renshu (Kusaomoe Sha Bunko)

[Machine Translation] How do we continue to think and generate ideas that are different from others? Now that everyone has easy access to a large amount of information, the ability to come up with original ideas is in even greater demand. In this book, the self-taught author, who paved the way to become a professor at the University of Tokyo, introduces what to think about and how to think about it, based on his own experiences. The author recommends that we first build a "foundation for thinking" in our minds and develop a "habit" of thinking. To do this, it is important to universalize things, abstract things, and consciously practice how to use one's mind. Once you have a habit of thinking, you can naturally develop a wealth of ideas by "letting information flow" and "waiting for the right moment.

いかに考え、人と違うアイデアを生み出し続けるか?誰もが大量の情報を簡単に手に入れられる今、オリジナリティのある発想力がより強く求められている。本書は独学で東大教授への道を切り拓いた著者が、何をどのように考えていけばいいのかを、自らの体験に即して紹介する。著者がすすめるのは、まず頭の中に「考える土台」をつくり、考える「クセ」をつけること。そのためには物事を普遍化したり、抽象化したり、頭の使い方を意識的に練習することが大切だという。クセさえついてしまえば、あとは「情報は流しっぱなしに」「あがかないで機が熟すのを待つ」など、豊かな発想は自然に生まれていく。