If you're interested in better thinking, I can't recommend Less Wrong enough: http://lesswrong.com/tag/rationality/
They deal not only in advice on how to think better, but also common pitfalls, and how a lot of what you *think* is rational isn't really.
For an easier introduction, visit: www.hpmor.com
Yeah, it's Harry Potter fan fiction. BUT: It's really good. The first few chapters are a bit iffy, and the whole thing is a bit hit and miss at times, but overall it teaches a lot of good lessons about how to think better. At the very least, it'll challenge you to think about how you think.
Best of premises to you!
Submitted by John Hack on Friday April 20th, 2012 9:42 am
Yes, practice. One way to practice is to read books critically. Here's how: http://www.manager-tools.com/2011/10/how-read-a-book
A good discipline. And you benefit by learning something each time you read.
John Hack
What are you analyzing?
What are you analyzing?
People? Windows Computer logs?
Here's a technical resource I use; I believe it has good ideas for all fields:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
If you're interested in
If you're interested in better thinking, I can't recommend Less Wrong enough:
http://lesswrong.com/tag/rationality/
They deal not only in advice on how to think better, but also common pitfalls, and how a lot of what you *think* is rational isn't really.
For an easier introduction, visit: www.hpmor.com
Yeah, it's Harry Potter fan fiction. BUT: It's really good. The first few chapters are a bit iffy, and the whole thing is a bit hit and miss at times, but overall it teaches a lot of good lessons about how to think better. At the very least, it'll challenge you to think about how you think.
Best of premises to you!
Practice
Yes, practice. One way to practice is to read books critically. Here's how:
http://www.manager-tools.com/2011/10/how-read-a-book
A good discipline. And you benefit by learning something each time you read.
John Hack