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Get Smart!

Brian Tracy

Sharpen your thinking, master your time, and strengthen your confidence to unlock your potential and achieve meaningful goals.

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Get Smart!

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What's it about?

Get Smart! (2016) shows how to think more clearly and make better decisions in business and life. Brian Tracy explains ten ways of thinking, such as long-term versus short-term thinking, goal-oriented thinking, and proactive thinking, that separate high achievers from everyone else. The book offers practical exercises to help readers solve problems, seize opportunities, and reach their goals faster.

Key ideas

  • Clearer thinking leads to better decisions in both business and everyday life.
  • Brian Tracy describes ten ways of thinking that set high achievers apart from everyone else.
  • Long-term thinking, goal-oriented thinking and proactive thinking are among the ways of thinking the book covers.
  • Practical exercises help readers solve problems and seize opportunities when they appear.
  • Applying these thinking habits can help readers reach their goals faster.

About the author

Brian Tracy is a Canadian-American motivational speaker, author, and business trainer who founded Brian Tracy International. He has written more than eighty books on personal success, sales, leadership, and productivity. His best-known works include Eat That Frog!, The Psychology of Achievement, and Maximum Achievement.

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What is the main idea of Get Smart by Brian Tracy?

The book argues that how you think shapes how well you decide and achieve. Brian Tracy presents ten ways of thinking that separate high achievers from everyone else.

Who is Get Smart for?

It suits anyone who wants to think more clearly and make better decisions at work and in life. Its practical exercises help readers solve problems and reach goals faster.

How long is the Durar summary of Get Smart?

The Durar summary takes about 15 minutes to read or listen to. It covers the book's main ways of thinking and its practical exercises.

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