A Spy's Guide to Thinking

By: John Braddock

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

"Head wounds bleed. All those vessels going to the brain. Carrying nutrients so you can think. Which I hadn't...I was stunned. But I hadn't lost yet. I still had the phone. And two options."

There are a select few people who get things done. Spies are first among them.

In this 45-minute listen, a former spy introduces two simple tools for thinking. The first describes how we think. The second helps us think ahead. They are the essential tools for getting things done.

The tools are applied to an incident in a subway car in Europe where a spy faces a new enemy. Then, they're reapplied to Saddam Hussein's stockpiling (or not) of weapons of mass destruction.

John Braddock was a case officer at the CIA. He developed, recruited and handled sources on weapons proliferation, counter-terrorism, and political-military issues. A former university research fellow, he is now a strategy consultant. He helps people and organizations think more effectively about their strategy, their customers, and their competition.

©2015 John Braddock (P)2015 John Braddock

Great short read

Definitely not everything on the subject. It's enough to think about your own decision making processes and if you need to tweak any of them.

APPRECIATE THIS BOOK

APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. NARRATOR WAS GOOD.....I LIKE HIS STYLE. JOHN BRADDOCK, INTERESTING JOB.
I WILL BUY THE NEXT BOOK.

Simple and Effective. An absolute buy & listen.

Narration was good and immersive.
Content was solid and actionable.
Definitely helped me think better.

Very Short Book

I was surprised by how short this was. (No i didn't look ahead of time). Its very concise and efficient. One story to illustrate the process of thinking with some repetition. Its a good book for driving to work.

well written, succenct and usable information.

I thoroughly enjoyed it. it was short enough to take in one sitting, yet pithy enough to be well worth the time and money.