Straight Lines Lie
Non-Obvious Paths to Better SolutionsBy J. R. TREJO
Length1h 48m
About this audiobook
Straight Lines Lie challenges default routes that waste time. You'll learn to cut diagonally: reframing constraints, borrowing patterns across fields, and testing fast. Case vignettes turn clever detours into a reliable creative problem-solving playbook.
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GenreSelf-Help, Business and Economics
Length1 hr 48 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 12, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
9Chapter Seven. Low-Cost Experiments
2Prologue. The Straight Line Mirage
10Chapter Eight. Borrowing Across Boundaries
3Chapter One. Why Straight Lines Lie
11Chapter Nine. Weaving Diagonals Together
4Chapter Two. The Diagonal Advantage
12Chapter Ten. Scaling to Complex Systems
5Chapter Three. Unmasking Hidden Constraints
13Chapter Eleven. Navigating Uncertainty
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6Chapter Four. Reframing for Breakthroughs
14Chapter Twelve. The Repeatable Diagonal Playbook
7Chapter Five. The Power of Contrast Cases
15Epilogue. Your Enduring Diagonal Edge
8Chapter Six. Analogical Thinking Drills
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