Chris Thomas

Everyone thinks creativity is for other people. The artists. The geniuses. The interesting scarf wearers. Turns out it's just a skill nobody bothered to teach you properly. This book strips away 50 years of creativity myths to reveal the systematic tools that actually work. No mystical muse-waiting. No "thinking outside the box" platitudes. Just practical techniques that turn anyone into an idea machine. What's Actually Inside: • Why brainstorming is outdated and painful • The creative method that generated everything from Post-it Notes to Pokemon Go • How adding ridiculous constraints makes you MORE creative, not less • Why comedians are better at innovation than CEOs • The neuroscience of those shower moments (and how to have more of them) • Distance techniques that solve problems while you're doing the washing up • Why your first attempts should be terrible (and that's brilliant) Real Examples from Real Life: Watch a Mumbai railway clerk revolutionize crowd control. See how Angry Birds succeeded by embracing constraints others called impossible. Learn why Pixar keeps mistakes in their films on purpose. Discover how WD-40 took 40 failures to work (the clue's in the name). Who This Book Is For: Anyone who's ever said "I'm just not creative." Anyone tired of hearing "think outside the box" without being shown how. Anyone who wants to solve problems like they actually know what they're doing. What You'll Learn: Creativity isn't a talent. It's a learnable system of techniques. This book teaches you that system without the usual self-help nonsense. No journeys. No transformations. Just tools that work. By the end, you'll generate ideas on demand, solve problems systematically, and understand why every innovation started as someone's terrible first attempt. You'll stop waiting for inspiration and start building solutions. The Truth Nobody Mentions: Creative people aren't special. They just learned the manual before you did. Time to catch up.

How to Solve (Pretty Much) Everything The Same Nine Steps Work on Everything from Lost Keys to World Peace What if the same exact process that finds your keys could also save your marriage, fix your business, and even prevent wars? It sounds ridiculous. It's also true. The Problem You Know Too Well You're smart. You're capable. Yet somehow you're still: Late because your keys vanished (again) Watching that work project turn to chaos Having the same argument with your teenager, partner, or boss Feeling like different problems need completely different skills The Truth Nobody Tells You All solvable problems follow the same pattern. Master it once, use it forever. What Makes This Revolutionary This isn't another problem-solving book. This is THE problem-solving book that makes all others redundant. The Nine-Step System includes something no other framework does: Think Odds, Not Drama, the missing piece that explains why smart people make terrible decisions. While everyone else is choosing exciting solutions that probably will not work, you will be choosing boring ones that actually will. Inside You'll Discover: ✓ The Universal Pattern – Why finding keys and international peace negotiations are basically the same problem at different scales ✓ The Bucket System – Sort what you control from what you do not in seconds (Step 3 alone will change your life) ✓ The Drama Trap – Why your brain sabotages you with exciting failures instead of boring successes ✓ Real Proof at Every Scale: Personal: The five-pound hook that solved twenty years of lost keys Family: The WiFi trick that got teenagers doing chores without arguments Business: The Birmingham company that fixed 47 problems with a notepad International: How three countries share river water without killing each other ✓ The Child Test – If a ten-year-old cannot understand your solution, it will not work Why This Works When Nothing Else Does Other systems give you: Different approaches for different problems Complex frameworks requiring training Inspirational fluff with no clear actions Solutions that work in theory, fail in practice This gives you: One system for everything (seriously, everything) Nine steps a child could follow Zero mystical nonsense Proven results from kitchens to kingdoms Perfect For: Anyone who has bought self-help books that did not help People drowning in different "solutions" for different problems Readers who value clarity over complexity Those who suspect experts make things complicated on purpose Not For: People who want to feel special about their "unique" problems Complexity addicts who think simple cannot be powerful Anyone allergic to British humour and brutal honesty The Bottom Line Stop collecting different tools for different problems. Learn the one pattern that governs them all. Your keys will thank you. Your family will thank you. Your sanity will definitely thank you. Because once you see that all problems are the same problem wearing different costumes, you cannot unsee it. And you will never be stuck again. From Chris Thomas, who learned these steps the hard way so you do not have to. “Beautifully simple, the leap from finding lost keys to creating world peace all seems plausible.” – Verified Reviewer

Self Help for folk who think it's BS but also kind of need it Is your mind holding you back? Endless overthinking. Stress that never switches off. Habits you can’t break. Self-doubt that drains your energy. You're running outdated mental software. MindOS is the upgrade. Born from real crisis, this system was built to be sharp, practical, and actually usable. Straight-talking self help with no BS - Just honesty, and tough-love humour and tools you can apply the moment life throws pressure, conflict, or setbacks your way. Inside you’ll discover how to: Quiet overthinking and find calm focus Make confident decisions you trust Build boundaries that protect your energy Create habits that last without willpower battles Recover quickly when life knocks you sideways This isn’t just about fixing problems - it’s about personal development that actually works. Imagine waking up clear-headed. Handling pressure with confidence. Thinking sharper and feeling stronger. Having a mind that helps you create, connect, and move forward instead of dragging you down. If you want funny, blunt, honest self help that cuts through the noise and gives you practical ways to sort your life out, MindOS is your guide. Upgrade your brain. Clear your thinking. Live the life you choose.