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Everyone thinks all day. Few people were ever taught how to think well.

After the course you can slow down, question an idea properly, create real options for a problem and check your own thinking before you act.

  • Learn 14 named thinking skills, taught one by one with short practice exercises
  • Catch the common thinking errors that turn a small problem into a big one
  • Use simple questions to understand a problem before you try to solve it

USD 500 one payment, full course

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Course cover: Thinking for Humans – Mauritius Live 2026
Thinking for Humans – Mauritius Live 2026
  • 3days of live teaching
  • 14.5hours of video
  • 14thinking skills taught
  • 5critical thinking skills on day 1

Why this course

6 key ideas that change how you think

  1. Everyone already knows how to think.

    Thinking happens anyway, but good thinking does not happen by itself. It is a set of skills you can learn and train.

    Day 1
  2. Critical thinking means criticising.

    Critical thinking is disciplined thinking that is clear, open-minded, precise and informed. It is about understanding, not attacking.

    Day 1
  3. If I consider an idea, I have to accept it.

    A thought is just a thought and it commits you to nothing. Being willing to consider an idea is the skill that opens up every other kind of thinking.

    Day 3
  4. Doubting is negative.

    Doubting with openness and curiosity is a skill. It looks for what does not fit so you can learn, rather than to win an argument.

    Day 1
  5. Creativity is a gift some people have.

    Creative thinking is a group of skills, such as inventing hypotheses, using metaphors and drawing inferences. With practice you can create solutions on purpose.

    Day 2
  6. Going faster makes us more effective.

    Rushing and multitasking leave no room to reflect, and that is where a lot of poor thinking comes from. The key human skill is to stop, step back and check your thinking.

    Day 1

What you get

Day 1

Think clearly and critically

  • Consider an idea fully before you accept or dismiss it
  • Ask better questions to work an idea over in your mind
  • Doubt with curiosity, looking for what does not fit
  • Get the details and make clear distinctions
  • Spot childish thinking errors such as labelling, blaming and over-generalising
Day 2

Create solutions to problems

  • Turn a vague complaint into a clear problem statement
  • Come up with several creative solutions to one problem
  • Use metaphors to see a subject in a new way, and notice unhelpful ones
  • Think in systems, seeing how the parts of a situation affect each other
Day 3

Think about your own thinking

  • Step back and reflect to quality control your thinking
  • Learn, and unlearn, a way of thinking on purpose
  • Make decisions by choosing deliberately between options
  • Use discernment to look at the motives behind an idea
  • Look after your brain so it keeps working well

What is in the course, day by day

Day 1

What thinking is, and the five critical thinking skills

  • Why thinking is inevitable but quality thinking is not
  • A working definition of thinking
  • How thinking grows from childhood, and the fear of thinking
  • Automatic, unthinking habits and common thinking errors
  • Considering and questioning
  • Doubting, detailing and distinguishing

Day 2

Creative thinking: the Eureka skills

  • Thinking as an intelligent adult
  • Defining a problem and creating several solutions
  • Inventing hypotheses and new ideas
  • Thinking in metaphors
  • Inferential thinking
  • Systems thinking and the Matrix model (a map of how meaning is built)

Day 3

Meta thinking: thinking about your thinking

  • Why considering is the most essential thinking skill
  • Reflecting and stepping back
  • Learning and unlearning a way of thinking
  • Deciding
  • Discernment
  • The brain's executive functions and how to look after your brain

Who it is for

Managers and professionals

  • You make decisions under pressure and want to slow down and think them through
  • You want to define problems clearly before your team jumps to solutions
  • You want more creative options when a problem feels stuck

Coaches, trainers and helpers

  • You want questions that help a client think a problem through
  • You want to notice thinking errors in yourself and others
  • You want practical exercises you can adapt for your own sessions

Anyone who wants to think more clearly

  • You feel you react on autopilot more than you would like
  • You were taught to absorb information, not to question it
  • You enjoy ideas and want a structured way to work with them

Not for you if This is a thinking course, not therapy or a quick fix, and it works best if you do the exercises rather than just watch.

Get Thinking for Humans – Mauritius Live 2026

USD 500 one payment

  • The full workshop on video, recorded live
  • Watch online at academy.ns-trainings.com, at your own pace
  • Automatic enrolment right after your payment
  • Log in with your email address or your username
  • No end date on your enrolment

Recording: Mauritius, 2026. Language: English. About 14.5 hours of video.

Add another course 2 or more courses: 5% off the total
Total
USD 500

After payment you are enrolled automatically. New students get their login by email from noreply@ns-trainings.com.

Questions and answers

Do I need any NLP or Neuro-Semantics background?

No. The workshop starts from a basic question, what is thinking, and builds each skill step by step in plain language.

What does each day cover?

Day 1 covers what thinking is and five critical thinking skills. Day 2 covers creative thinking and problem solving. Day 3 covers meta thinking skills such as reflecting, learning, deciding and discernment.

Is there a manual?

Dr. Hall refers to the printed workshop manual during the recording. The manual is not included in this online course.

Is this the same as the Malaysia recording?

It is the same workshop recorded at a different event, live in Mauritius in 2026. You only need one of the two.

How do I get access after I pay?

Right after your PayPal payment you are enrolled automatically at academy.ns-trainings.com. If you are new, we create your account and email you your login from noreply@ns-trainings.com (check your spam folder if you do not see it). If you already have an account, the course is added to it, so use your usual login or the Forgot password link.

How long do I have access?

Your enrolment has no end date. Log in whenever you like and watch again as often as you want.

What do I need to watch?

A phone, tablet or computer with a web browser and an internet connection. You watch online at academy.ns-trainings.com. There is nothing to install.

What language are the videos in?

The workshops are taught in English.

Do I get a certificate?

No. These are video recordings of the workshop for your own learning. They do not include a certificate.

How do I pay?

You pay securely with PayPal on this page. Where PayPal offers it in your country, you can also pay by card through PayPal.

Can I buy more than one course?

Yes. Tick the extra course in the order box before you pay. When you take two or more courses, you get 5% off automatically.

Can I get a refund?

If you have any question about a course before you buy, write to us first and we will help you decide. Message Jeff on WhatsApp at +63 927 782 1317.

Who do I contact?

Message Jeff on WhatsApp at +63 927 782 1317. He replies to you personally.

Who is Dr. L. Michael Hall?

Dr. L. Michael Hall, Ph.D., is the founder of Neuro-Semantics. He has spent his working life studying how people think, how they give meaning to what happens to them, and how they can change it.

He has written many books on coaching, leadership, change and personal development, including the Meta-Coaching series used to train coaches. He also writes a free weekly newsletter for the Neuro-Semantics community.

The video courses here are recordings of his live workshops. You see him teach a real group, with the examples, exercises and questions from the room, just as the people there experienced it.

What is Neuro-Semantics?

Neuro-Semantics is an approach to personal and professional development that grew out of NLP and General Semantics. It looks at how people create meaning, and how that meaning shapes their thinking, emotions and behavior. Coaches, trainers and individuals use it to think more clearly and to make lasting changes.

These workshops were recorded live and published by NS Trainings. We are member coaches and trainers of the International Society of Neuro-Semantics.

Everyone thinks all day. Few people were ever taught how to think well.

After the course you can slow down, question an idea properly, create real options for a problem and check your own thinking before you act.

Get the course for USD 500