The Art of Organizing Thoughts by Shigehiko Toyama - ISBN: 9780241839270
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Cultivate clarity and independent thought in an overloaded world.
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The Art of Organizing Thoughts

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    272 pages

  • Release Date

    6 October 2026

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Summary

The quietly radical Japanese classic on the art of cultivating creative thought.

We live in an age defined by accelerating automation, polarized discourse, and constant cognitive overload. In The Art of Organizing Thoughts, first published in 1983 and newly resonant in the age of artificial intelligence, renowned scholar and teacher Shigehiko Toyama offers a humane and timeless reminder: thinking well is a distinctly human art, and one that must be cultivated, protected, and …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241839270
ISBN-10:0241839270
Author:Shigehiko Toyama, Arthur Reiji Morris
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Life
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:6 October 2026
Weight:369g
Dimensions:28mm x 132mm x 204mm
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The Art of Organizing Thoughts by Shigehiko Toyama - ISBN: 9780241839270
132 × 204 mm
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About The Author

Shigehiko Toyama

Shigehiko Toyama (1923-2020)

Shigehiko Toyama was a celebrated Japanese critic, essayist, and Doctor of Literature. He taught at Tokyo University of Education and Ochanomizu University. His scholarship spanned English literature, rhetoric, textual studies, thought, and the Japanese language. Toyama became renowned for his ability to apply academic insight to everyday life.

His other major works include:

  • Hints for Intellectual Creativity
  • The Logic of Proverbs
  • The Art of Reading
  • The Art of Forgetting
  • Habits for an Intellectual Life
  • The Art of Communication

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