Choices we can expect to encounter—from life-changing career moves to the best path to the coastline—can expend a lot of time and mental energy if we haven’t learned the basic skills required for finding things done effectively and decisively. This book is a basic practical guide to the all-important mental process by which most of us live our lives: examining a predicament, sorting out how exactly to respond to it, and acquiring action appropriately. It reveals how to solve problems and make options quickly and satisfactorily, how exactly to reduce mental tension while working under pressure, and how exactly to turn bright tips into positive actions. Following the methods and exercises given here, you’ll soon find that you’re using your brain better.