When the pressure is high and the situation complex,
your thinking is the first thing to go. And you won’t even see it leave.
 
In a world overwhelmed by ambiguity, acceleration and AI, reaching for answers has become a survival reflex. But answers don’t always move us forward. They often keep us stuck. Stuck in quick fixes. Stuck in reactive decisions. Stuck with the mess made by moving too fast and thinking too little.
 
The Answer Trap names the invisible force that quietly pulls smart, capable people off course—at work, in leadership and in life.
 
You’ll discover why fast answers feel right even when they’re wrong, how AI accelerates the pull toward premature certainty, and how to take back control of your thinking when you need it most.
 
Page by page, you’ll build the mental muscle to stay clear when it counts, learning how to:
 
Spot the moment your thinking is hijacked
Interrupt your default pattern before it takes over
Name what’s really happening in your head during disruption
Build clarity in real time—not in hindsight
Take back control of your thinking when you need it most
 
Shaped by decades spent dancing with disruption, The Answer Trap provides a clear, practical way to break free from reactivity and reclaim the clarity complexity demands. This book will change the way you think—literally.