Thinking

Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results by Shane Parrish STOP! This is a moment when you need to think. The goal: to train ourselves to identify the moments when judgment is called for in the first place, and pause to create space to think clearly. The space between stimulus and response is where clear thinking lives. The person who learns how to think clearly ultimately applies more of their overall effort toward the outcomes they want. ...

How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens On bias and systems If one were to attempt to identify a single problematic aspect of human reasoning that deserves attention above all others, the confirmation bias would have to be among the candidates for consideration. A good system will force us to act more virtuously without actually having to become more virtuous. The antidote: indiscriminate gathering of any relevant information regardless of what argument it will support. ...