{"id":5166,"date":"2021-08-05T06:26:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T06:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/?p=5166"},"modified":"2023-01-10T18:03:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T18:03:27","slug":"best-books-critical-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/best-books-critical-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Best Books on Critical Thinking for Einstein-Esque Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Critical thinking is a skill that we all need but often isn\u2019t taught explicitly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With critical thinking<\/a>, we can identify scams and fake news, analyze situations, and evaluate factual evidence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are skills we need every day to be better, more successful people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you feel you need to improve your critical thinking skills, here are some of the best books on the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Best Books on Critical Thinking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Daniel Kahneman\u2019s book divides thinking into two systems. Within each system, Kahneman describes rational and non-rational motivations for thinking that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short, System 1 is automatic thinking, whereas System 2 is conscious, calculating decision-making. Kahneman doesn\u2019t prefer one to the other but labels them so we can identify them in our own thought processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book\u2019s second part then discusses biases that affect our ability to think statistically. He uses something called heuristics, which is the theory of quick-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kahneman uses all of this to explain why we make bad decisions and suggests ways we can make better ones. It\u2019s a summary of decades of Kahneman\u2019s own research, and is clear, logical, and well researched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it\u2019s quite dense in places. Importantly, its language is aimed at people who probably have clear critical thinking skills but its points are aimed at people wanting to learn critical thinking. There might be easier books on the subject, but this is a good read nonetheless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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