Reading List: How to Think for Yourself in 2022
Explore a selection of my reading list with insightful books on critical thinking, decision-making, philosophy, storytelling and more.
Posts on critical thinking covering analytical techniques, mental models, logical fallacies, cognitive biases, writing and more
Explore a selection of my reading list with insightful books on critical thinking, decision-making, philosophy, storytelling and more.
An exploration of the Law of Unintended Consequences, an adage about undesirable or unexpected side-effects of our life’s decisions.
A deep dive into Premortem Analysis, a technique designed to foresee spectacular failures before they happen.
A collection of fascinating books on intelligence analysis, a field with a surprisingly rich literature about critical thinking.
A reflection on Atwood’s Duck, a cunning manoeuvre to keep a manager from making unnecessary changes to a project. But it’s not without risk.
A guide on how to get better at writing. Learn how to balance the contradictory demands of making good writing seem effortless.
A collection of some of the most insightful books on critical thinking. How can we improve the quality of our reasoning?
An exploration of the Four Stages of Competence, a learning model that details how we progress from mindless ignorance to effortless mastery.
A collection of informal fallacies, argumentative errors that put appearance over substance. Know thy true Scotsman and avoid the Pooh-Pooh.
A deep dive into the Feynman Technique, a method designed to learn through teaching. How can we upgrade it with a few teaching principles?
A collection of 25 interesting concepts on critical thinking, human nature and more. Make better sense of the world one idea at a time.