7 Styles of Thinking

92% of people get stuck because they rely on just one or two thinking styles.

And so they keep running into the same walls… over and over again.

I used to be like that too.
My weapon of choice was always analysis: charts, data, processes.
It worked — until it didn’t.

One day I hit a problem that numbers simply couldn’t solve.
I remember staring at my screen for hours, adding more data, more models… nothing moved.

Then a friend said: “What if you don’t think about it logically at all?”

It sounded stupid. But I tried.
And to my surprise — the whole thing clicked.

That’s when it hit me:
The real power isn’t in sticking to one way of thinking.
It’s in switching between them.

Here are the 7 styles worth mastering:

1. Critical Thinking
2. Analytical Thinking
3. Abstract Thinking
4. Creative Thinking
5. Concrete Thinking
6. Convergent Thinking
7. Divergent Thinking

Each one does something different.

One makes you doubt, another helps you connect the dots, another forces you to act.

Together? They turn thinking into a superpower.

📊 I put the details into my infographic below, with simple ways to practice each style.

💬 Which 2 thinking styles would you keep if you had to choose?