A really interesting little book ...
This is a really interesting book about how to detect patterns in the universe: patterns that our lives are a part of. In thinking about our life the standard approach is to rationalise: this caused this, I am like this, etc. This book is about a less worked out, more intuitive, more metaphorical way of viewing things. Be ready to let your preconceptions go and just see what comes up. Even if the ‘patterns’ surprise you be willing to play with them, kick them about. For some this is harder than others, and I confess to being quite rational in my approach to life. But I found the ideas I came up with by using these methods quite enlightening and original. I guess the essence of lateral thinking is to look at things left of centre, and in a way that is what this book encourages you to do.