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Art Markman

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Art Markman is a professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and is one of the premier cognitive scientists in the field. He served as director of the program in the Human Dimensions of Organizations. Now, Art is Executive Director of the IC2 Institute. Art's research explores a variety of topics in thinking including how people use analogies, make decisions, communicate, and get motivated. He also consults to companies teaching their employees to think more effectively. That work is central to his books Smart Thinking, Smart Change, Brain Briefs, and Habits of Leadership. His newest book is Bring Your Brain to Work. When Art is not working or spending time with his family, he is playing the saxophone in a band. ...more

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2022 University of Texas Human Dimensions of Organizations Undergraduate Commencement Speech

In May, 2022, I had the honor of being the keynote speaker at the University of Texas at Austin Human Dimensions of Organizations undergraduate commencement ceremony. Here are my remarks.

Good afternoon everyone!

Congratulations to the HDO graduates of the Class of 2022! We cannot celebrate your accomplishment enough. It is wonderful to see all the family and friends who have gathered here tod

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Average rating: 3.7 · 2,139 ratings · 218 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Smart Thinking: Three Essential Keys to Solve Problems, Innovate, and Get Things Done 3.69 avg rating — 1,258 ratings — published 2012 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smart Change: Five Tools to Create New and Sustainable Habits in Yourself and Others 3.56 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brain Briefs: Answers to the Most (and Least) Pressing Questions about Your Mind by Art Markman (Goodreads Author), Bob Duke 3.96 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bring Your Brain to Work: Using Cognitive Science to Get a Job, Do it Well, and Advance Your Career 3.62 avg rating — 145 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Habits of Leadership 4.12 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smart Change: Break the Habits That Hold You Back and Form the Habits of Success 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mindset da Carreira 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“When you’ve completed the book or article or at the end of a meeting, write down the three (or so) main points.”
― Art Markman, Smart Thinking: Three Essential Keys to Solve Problems, Innovate, and Get Things Done

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“When you are engaged in deep causal learning or putting in effort to redescribe a difficult problem, then multitasking can only hurt your chances of success.”
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“If I have seen farther,” he said, “it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.”
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