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🪤 Thinking Traps

Books that map the cognitive distortions and mental shortcuts that lead us astray—catastrophizing, black-and-white thinking, and beyond. Practical guides to recognizing and escaping the patterns that keep us stuck.
A Joosr Guide to... The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
by Joosr • 2015
Bad decisions follow the same few patterns. Learn the traps, and stop falling for them.
3.57
14
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Heuristics And Biases💸 Behavioral Economics⚡ Mental Shortcuts🧭 Rational Thinking
A Joosr Guide to... The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli Summary
A Joosr Guide to... The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli 92%
Bad decisions follow the same few patterns. Learn the traps, and stop falling for them.
by Joosr 2015
3.57
14 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Heuristics And Biases💸 Behavioral Economics⚡ Mental Shortcuts🧭 Rational Thinking
The Art of Thinking Clearly
by Rolf Dobelli • 2013
99 thinking traps, catalogued. Better judgment comes from removing errors, not adding insight.
3.85
43k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics⚠️ Thinking Errors🧩 Mental Models🔍 Critical Thinking
The Art of Thinking Clearly Summary
The Art of Thinking Clearly 91%
99 thinking traps, catalogued. Better judgment comes from removing errors, not adding insight.
by Rolf Dobelli 2013
3.85
43k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics⚠️ Thinking Errors🧩 Mental Models🔍 Critical Thinking
Thinking 101
by Woo-Kyoung Ahn • 2022
Your brain is wired for survival, not accuracy, and its errors are predictable.
3.82
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Behavioral Economics🔗 Causal Reasoning📊 Statistical Thinking😟 Negativity Bias
Thinking 101 Summary
Thinking 101 91%
Your brain is wired for survival, not accuracy, and its errors are predictable.
by Woo-Kyoung Ahn 2022
3.82
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Behavioral Economics🔗 Causal Reasoning📊 Statistical Thinking😟 Negativity Bias
ذهن فریبکار شما
by Steven Novella • 1395
Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.
4.23
1k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking🔬 Scientific Skepticism📉 Logical Fallacies🕵️ Pseudoscience
ذهن فریبکار شما Summary
ذهن فریبکار شما 91%
Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.
by Steven Novella 1395
4.23
1k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking🔬 Scientific Skepticism📉 Logical Fallacies🕵️ Pseudoscience
Thought and Knowledge
by Diane F. Halpern • 1984
Upgrade memory, reasoning, and decisions with the cognitive skills that expose hidden mental errors.
3.89
109
🧠 Metacognition🔍 Cognitive Biases🗣️ Argument Analysis⚖️ Decision Science🎲 Probabilistic Reasoning
Thought and Knowledge Summary
Thought and Knowledge 91%
Upgrade memory, reasoning, and decisions with the cognitive skills that expose hidden mental errors.
by Diane F. Halpern 1984
3.89
109 ratings
🧠 Metacognition🔍 Cognitive Biases🗣️ Argument Analysis⚖️ Decision Science🎲 Probabilistic Reasoning
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living
by Linda Elder • 2006
Your mind is wired for self-deception. A 25-day plan to catch it in the act.
3.80
465
🧠 Critical Thinking⚠️ Cognitive Biases🎭 Self-Deception🧱 Mental Discipline🏛️ Socratic Method
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living Summary
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living 91%
Your mind is wired for self-deception. A 25-day plan to catch it in the act.
by Linda Elder 2006
3.80
465 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking⚠️ Cognitive Biases🎭 Self-Deception🧱 Mental Discipline🏛️ Socratic Method
Irrationality
by Stuart Sutherland • 1992
Predictable mental errors everyone makes, from overconfidence to throwing good money after bad.
3.91
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Decision Science📊 Statistical Thinking👥 Social Conformity🎭 Emotional Biases
Irrationality Summary
Irrationality 91%
Predictable mental errors everyone makes, from overconfidence to throwing good money after bad.
by Stuart Sutherland 1992
3.91
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Decision Science📊 Statistical Thinking👥 Social Conformity🎭 Emotional Biases
Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You
by Albert Moukheiber • 2019
Reality is your brain's best guess. Its shortcuts are predictable, and spotting them is trainable.
3.85
803
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Critical Thinking📰 Misinformation⚡ Mental Shortcuts🤲 Intellectual Humility
Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You Summary
Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You 91%
Reality is your brain's best guess. Its shortcuts are predictable, and spotting them is trainable.
by Albert Moukheiber 2019
3.85
803 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Critical Thinking📰 Misinformation⚡ Mental Shortcuts🤲 Intellectual Humility
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking
by Albert Rutherford • 2019
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
3.47
121
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience📰 Information Literacy😤 Emotional Reasoning🎭 Self-Deception
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking Summary
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking 90%
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
by Albert Rutherford 2019
3.47
121 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience📰 Information Literacy😤 Emotional Reasoning🎭 Self-Deception
Practical Thinking
by Edward de Bono • 1971
Being right isn't one thing: it's four. And each carries its own trap.
3.77
133
🧠 Critical Thinking🧩 Mental Models🔧 Problem Solving💡 Creative Thinking✏️ Thinking Skills
Practical Thinking Summary
Practical Thinking 90%
Being right isn't one thing: it's four. And each carries its own trap.
by Edward de Bono 1971
3.77
133 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🧩 Mental Models🔧 Problem Solving💡 Creative Thinking✏️ Thinking Skills
Master Critical Thinking
by Henrik Rodgers • 2019
Critical thinking predicts life outcomes better than IQ does. The mental habits that build it.
3.15
27
🧠 Cognitive Biases🌊 Emotional Regulation⚖️ Decision Making📰 Information Literacy🗣️ Self-Talk
Master Critical Thinking Summary
Master Critical Thinking 90%
Critical thinking predicts life outcomes better than IQ does. The mental habits that build it.
by Henrik Rodgers 2019
3.15
27 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🌊 Emotional Regulation⚖️ Decision Making📰 Information Literacy🗣️ Self-Talk
Good Thinking
by David Robert Grimes • 2021
Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.
4.29
312
🧠 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Logical Fallacies🔬 Scientific Skepticism💭 Critical Thinking📰 Media Literacy
Good Thinking Summary
Good Thinking 90%
Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.
by David Robert Grimes 2021
4.29
312 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Logical Fallacies🔬 Scientific Skepticism💭 Critical Thinking📰 Media Literacy
Mastermind
by Maria Konnikova • 2013
Learn to think like Sherlock Holmes: a psychologist's method for sharper observation and reasoning.
3.55
9k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Deductive Reasoning🗺️ Mental Models👀 Observation🎯 Attention
Mastermind Summary
Mastermind 90%
Learn to think like Sherlock Holmes: a psychologist's method for sharper observation and reasoning.
by Maria Konnikova 2013
3.55
9k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Deductive Reasoning🗺️ Mental Models👀 Observation🎯 Attention
The Scout Mindset
by Julia Galef • 2021
Most thinking is self-defense. Clear thinking is a switch you never learned to flip.
4.09
7k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎭 Self-Deception🤲 Intellectual Humility🔍 Critical Thinking🧮 Applied Rationality
The Scout Mindset Summary
The Scout Mindset 90%
Most thinking is self-defense. Clear thinking is a switch you never learned to flip.
by Julia Galef 2021
4.09
7k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎭 Self-Deception🤲 Intellectual Humility🔍 Critical Thinking🧮 Applied Rationality
Elements of Critical Thinking
by Albert Rutherford • 2018
Your mind skips evidence, invents stories, and trusts charming liars. A guide for rigorous thinking.
3.99
109
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Reasoning🚫 Fallacy Detection🔍 Skepticism📖 Active Reading
Elements of Critical Thinking Summary
Elements of Critical Thinking 90%
Your mind skips evidence, invents stories, and trusts charming liars. A guide for rigorous thinking.
by Albert Rutherford 2018
3.99
109 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Reasoning🚫 Fallacy Detection🔍 Skepticism📖 Active Reading
Critical Thinking In A Nutshell
by Thinknetic • 2021
Two classic frameworks turn fuzzy reasoning into a trainable skill; daily exercises lock it in.
3.64
148
🧠 Critical Thinking⚖️ Cognitive Biases🧱 Mental Models🔍 Decision Frameworks🔗 Logical Reasoning
Critical Thinking In A Nutshell Summary
Critical Thinking In A Nutshell 90%
Two classic frameworks turn fuzzy reasoning into a trainable skill; daily exercises lock it in.
by Thinknetic 2021
3.64
148 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking⚖️ Cognitive Biases🧱 Mental Models🔍 Decision Frameworks🔗 Logical Reasoning
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
by Steven Novella • 2018
The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.
4.39
5k+
🧠 Critical Thinking🧩 Cognitive Biases💭 Logical Fallacies🧪 Pseudoscience🕵️ Conspiracy Theories
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Summary
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe 90%
The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.
by Steven Novella 2018
4.39
5k+ ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🧩 Cognitive Biases💭 Logical Fallacies🧪 Pseudoscience🕵️ Conspiracy Theories
The Irrational Ape
by David Robert Grimes • 2019
Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.
4.26
1k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧩 Logical Fallacies💭 Critical Thinking🥼 Pseudoscience🕵️ Conspiracy Theories
The Irrational Ape Summary
The Irrational Ape 90%
Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.
by David Robert Grimes 2019
4.26
1k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧩 Logical Fallacies💭 Critical Thinking🥼 Pseudoscience🕵️ Conspiracy Theories
How to Stop Negative Thinking
by Chase Hill • 2021
Eighty percent of daily thoughts undercut you. A plan to retake your inner monologue.
4.14
133
🧠 Negative Thinking🔄 Cognitive Distortions🔁 Rumination🗣️ Self-Talk🧬 Neuroplasticity
How to Stop Negative Thinking Summary
How to Stop Negative Thinking 90%
Eighty percent of daily thoughts undercut you. A plan to retake your inner monologue.
by Chase Hill 2021
4.14
133 ratings
🧠 Negative Thinking🔄 Cognitive Distortions🔁 Rumination🗣️ Self-Talk🧬 Neuroplasticity
Think For Yourself
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2025
Conformity, confirmation bias, and false experts: a practical manual for seeing past your own mind.
3.93
28
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking📰 Media Literacy🎭 Manipulation Tactics🎲 Probabilistic Thinking
Think For Yourself Summary
Think For Yourself 90%
Conformity, confirmation bias, and false experts: a practical manual for seeing past your own mind.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2025
3.93
28 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking📰 Media Literacy🎭 Manipulation Tactics🎲 Probabilistic Thinking
Critical Thinking
by Richard Paul • 2000
Your reasoning carries invisible flaws. A system for auditing them and thinking with real clarity.
3.94
1k+
🧠 Critical Thinking🪞 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Decision Making🔍 Metacognition💭 Emotional Intelligence
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 90%
Your reasoning carries invisible flaws. A system for auditing them and thinking with real clarity.
by Richard Paul 2000
3.94
1k+ ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🪞 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Decision Making🔍 Metacognition💭 Emotional Intelligence
Logically Fallacious
by Bo Bennett • 2012
A catalog of 300+ reasoning errors, with techniques to catch them in everyday arguments.
3.85
613
🚩 Logical Fallacies🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Cognitive Biases🗣️ Debate Skills📺 Media Literacy
Logically Fallacious Summary
Logically Fallacious 90%
A catalog of 300+ reasoning errors, with techniques to catch them in everyday arguments.
by Bo Bennett 2012
3.85
613 ratings
🚩 Logical Fallacies🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Cognitive Biases🗣️ Debate Skills📺 Media Literacy
How to Actually Change Your Mind
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2018
Humble confession changes nothing. The specific moves that actually correct your thinking.
4.28
294
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎯 Rationality Training🙇 Epistemic Humility📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎭 Motivated Reasoning
How to Actually Change Your Mind Summary
How to Actually Change Your Mind 90%
Humble confession changes nothing. The specific moves that actually correct your thinking.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2018
4.28
294 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎯 Rationality Training🙇 Epistemic Humility📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎭 Motivated Reasoning
Don't Believe Everything You Think
by Thomas Kida • 2006
Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.
3.82
853
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Scientific Skepticism💡 Critical Thinking🎲 Probability And Chance🧩 Memory Fallibility
Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary
Don't Believe Everything You Think 90%
Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.
by Thomas Kida 2006
3.82
853 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Scientific Skepticism💡 Critical Thinking🎲 Probability And Chance🧩 Memory Fallibility
Sabia Mente
by Marcos Vázquez García • 2025
Cognitive biases are ancient traps. The Stoics called them something else but knew the cure.
4.26
237
🧠 Mental Models🔍 Cognitive Biases🏛️ Modern Stoicism📊 Behavioral Economics💡 Critical Thinking
Sabia Mente Summary
Sabia Mente 90%
Cognitive biases are ancient traps. The Stoics called them something else but knew the cure.
by Marcos Vázquez García 2025
4.26
237 ratings
🧠 Mental Models🔍 Cognitive Biases🏛️ Modern Stoicism📊 Behavioral Economics💡 Critical Thinking
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman • 2011
You decide first. You explain later. A Nobel laureate reveals the hidden system that chose.
4.17
595k+
🔬 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🧠 Heuristics And Biases⚡ Intuitive Judgment🧪 Cognitive Psychology
Thinking, Fast and Slow Summary
Thinking, Fast and Slow 90%
You decide first. You explain later. A Nobel laureate reveals the hidden system that chose.
by Daniel Kahneman 2011
4.17
595k+ ratings
🔬 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🧠 Heuristics And Biases⚡ Intuitive Judgment🧪 Cognitive Psychology
How to Think like a Philosopher
by Julian Baggini • 2023
The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.
3.95
429
🛠️ Practical Philosophy🧠 Critical Thinking🎯 Cognitive Biases🙏 Intellectual Humility👁️ Attention Cultivation
How to Think like a Philosopher Summary
How to Think like a Philosopher 90%
The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.
by Julian Baggini 2023
3.95
429 ratings
🛠️ Practical Philosophy🧠 Critical Thinking🎯 Cognitive Biases🙏 Intellectual Humility👁️ Attention Cultivation
The Age of Magical Overthinking
by Amanda Montell • 2024
Your brain mistakes repetition for truth, confidence for skill, and the present for a crisis.
3.42
31k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🪞 Self-Deception📱 Information Overload📊 Behavioral Economics
The Age of Magical Overthinking Summary
The Age of Magical Overthinking 90%
Your brain mistakes repetition for truth, confidence for skill, and the present for a crisis.
by Amanda Montell 2024
3.42
31k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🪞 Self-Deception📱 Information Overload📊 Behavioral Economics
Critical Thinking
by Harvey Segler • 2015
Marketing and the crowd shape your choices. A questioning method to take them back.
2.96
173
🧠 Critical Thinking🕊️ Independent Thinking❓ Socratic Method🔍 Cognitive Biases🛡️ Persuasion Resistance
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 90%
Marketing and the crowd shape your choices. A questioning method to take them back.
by Harvey Segler 2015
2.96
173 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🕊️ Independent Thinking❓ Socratic Method🔍 Cognitive Biases🛡️ Persuasion Resistance
A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics
by Daniel J. Levitin • 2016
How to spot the tricks in any graph, survey, or news report before they fool you.
3.76
5k+
🔍 Information Literacy💡 Critical Thinking🤔 Cognitive Biases🔬 Scientific Skepticism📊 Statistical Literacy
A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics Summary
A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics 90%
How to spot the tricks in any graph, survey, or news report before they fool you.
by Daniel J. Levitin 2016
3.76
5k+ ratings
🔍 Information Literacy💡 Critical Thinking🤔 Cognitive Biases🔬 Scientific Skepticism📊 Statistical Literacy
How to Win Every Argument
by Madsen Pirie • 2006
The fallacies that win arguments: how to use them, spot them, and never get tripped again.
3.50
1k+
🧠 Logical Fallacies🤔 Critical Thinking🗣️ Debate Tactics🎯 Persuasion🔍 Cognitive Biases
How to Win Every Argument Summary
How to Win Every Argument 90%
The fallacies that win arguments: how to use them, spot them, and never get tripped again.
by Madsen Pirie 2006
3.50
1k+ ratings
🧠 Logical Fallacies🤔 Critical Thinking🗣️ Debate Tactics🎯 Persuasion🔍 Cognitive Biases
Master Your Thinking
by Alexander Parker • 2019
The mental shortcuts that fuel your anxiety were learned, not fixed. Here is the unlearning.
3.67
6
🧠 Cognitive Distortions💬 Self-Talk👶 Childhood Conditioning📱 Social Media Anxiety⚖️ Emotional Balance
Master Your Thinking Summary
Master Your Thinking 90%
The mental shortcuts that fuel your anxiety were learned, not fixed. Here is the unlearning.
by Alexander Parker 2019
3.67
6 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Distortions💬 Self-Talk👶 Childhood Conditioning📱 Social Media Anxiety⚖️ Emotional Balance
The Mechanism of Mind
by Edward de Bono • 2015
Why your brain resists new ideas, and a single word that overrides its defenses.
3.84
167
🧠 Cognitive Models💭 Thinking Methods↗️ Lateral Thinking🔀 Pattern Disruption🎨 Creative Problem Solving
The Mechanism of Mind Summary
The Mechanism of Mind 90%
Why your brain resists new ideas, and a single word that overrides its defenses.
by Edward de Bono 2015
3.84
167 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Models💭 Thinking Methods↗️ Lateral Thinking🔀 Pattern Disruption🎨 Creative Problem Solving
The Art of Critical Thinking
by Christopher Hayes • 2019
The questioning method that strips bias from any decision: a daily practice for sharper reasoning.
3.40
242
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Cognitive Biases⚠️ Logical Fallacies❓ Questioning Techniques🏗️ Structured Thinking
The Art of Critical Thinking Summary
The Art of Critical Thinking 90%
The questioning method that strips bias from any decision: a daily practice for sharper reasoning.
by Christopher Hayes 2019
3.40
242 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Cognitive Biases⚠️ Logical Fallacies❓ Questioning Techniques🏗️ Structured Thinking
Critical Thinking
by Jonathan Haber • 2020
Critical thinking takes three things. Most people stop at one.
3.59
556
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Argument Analysis🧩 Cognitive Biases⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔬 Scientific Thinking
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 90%
Critical thinking takes three things. Most people stop at one.
by Jonathan Haber 2020
3.59
556 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Argument Analysis🧩 Cognitive Biases⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔬 Scientific Thinking
Psicotrampas
by Giorgio Nardone • 2013
Your best coping strategy is likely your worst enemy. The real fix is paradoxical.
3.44
453
🎯 Strategic Therapy🧠 Cognitive Distortions🔄 Paradoxical Interventions🪤 Self-Sabotage🏃 Avoidance Patterns
Psicotrampas Summary
Psicotrampas 90%
Your best coping strategy is likely your worst enemy. The real fix is paradoxical.
by Giorgio Nardone 2013
3.44
453 ratings
🎯 Strategic Therapy🧠 Cognitive Distortions🔄 Paradoxical Interventions🪤 Self-Sabotage🏃 Avoidance Patterns
The Rules of Thinking
by Richard Templar • 2019
Your mind runs shortcuts you've never noticed. Here is the owner's manual.
3.56
389
🧠 Clear Thinking🦉 Independent Thought❤️ Emotional Intelligence🛡️ Resilience Building🧩 Problem Solving
The Rules of Thinking Summary
The Rules of Thinking 90%
Your mind runs shortcuts you've never noticed. Here is the owner's manual.
by Richard Templar 2019
3.56
389 ratings
🧠 Clear Thinking🦉 Independent Thought❤️ Emotional Intelligence🛡️ Resilience Building🧩 Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
by Tom Chatfield • 2017
Between a bad argument and a good decision sits one trainable skill most schools never teach.
4.07
230
🧩 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Metacognition🔬 Scientific Reasoning
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 90%
Between a bad argument and a good decision sits one trainable skill most schools never teach.
by Tom Chatfield 2017
4.07
230 ratings
🧩 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Metacognition🔬 Scientific Reasoning
The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit
by John V. Petrocelli • 2021
Bullshit has a playbook. Learn the cognitive habits and questions that neutralize it first.
3.48
1k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking🔍 Evidence Evaluation🎯 Persuasion Tactics❌ Reasoning Errors
The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit Summary
The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit 90%
Bullshit has a playbook. Learn the cognitive habits and questions that neutralize it first.
by John V. Petrocelli 2021
3.48
1k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking🔍 Evidence Evaluation🎯 Persuasion Tactics❌ Reasoning Errors
Think Again
by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong • 2018
Turn arguments from fights into tools: spot the fallacies, build sound cases, refute with civility.
3.34
603
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Informal Logic🪞 Cognitive Biases⚠️ Logical Fallacies🗣️ Argumentation
Think Again Summary
Think Again 90%
Turn arguments from fights into tools: spot the fallacies, build sound cases, refute with civility.
by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong 2018
3.34
603 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Informal Logic🪞 Cognitive Biases⚠️ Logical Fallacies🗣️ Argumentation
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes
by Peter Bevelin • 2013
The observation and reasoning tools Holmes used to solve impossible crimes, for everyday thinking.
3.63
541
🧠 Critical Thinking🎭 Cognitive Biases🧱 Mental Models👁️ Observation Skills🔗 Logical Reasoning
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes Summary
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes 90%
The observation and reasoning tools Holmes used to solve impossible crimes, for everyday thinking.
by Peter Bevelin 2013
3.63
541 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🎭 Cognitive Biases🧱 Mental Models👁️ Observation Skills🔗 Logical Reasoning
The Psychology of Stupidity
by Jean-François Marmion • 2019
The smartest people on why everyone, including you, keeps doing idiotic things.
3.16
3k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🤲 Intellectual Humility🔍 Critical Thinking📊 Behavioral Economics
The Psychology of Stupidity Summary
The Psychology of Stupidity 90%
The smartest people on why everyone, including you, keeps doing idiotic things.
by Jean-François Marmion 2019
3.16
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🤲 Intellectual Humility🔍 Critical Thinking📊 Behavioral Economics
Think
by Guy P. Harrison • 2013
Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.
3.36
687
🔬 Scientific Skepticism🧐 Critical Thinking⚠️ Cognitive Biases👾 Pseudoscience🧠 Brain Health
Think Summary
Think 90%
Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.
by Guy P. Harrison 2013
3.36
687 ratings
🔬 Scientific Skepticism🧐 Critical Thinking⚠️ Cognitive Biases👾 Pseudoscience🧠 Brain Health
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
by Leon Festinger • 1957
The mental shortcuts that run your life are full of bugs. Here's how to debug them.
4.02
193
🧠 Mental Models🔍 Cognitive Biases⚡ Cognitive Dissonance💡 Critical Thinking🔄 Belief Change
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance Summary
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance 90%
The mental shortcuts that run your life are full of bugs. Here's how to debug them.
by Leon Festinger 1957
4.02
193 ratings
🧠 Mental Models🔍 Cognitive Biases⚡ Cognitive Dissonance💡 Critical Thinking🔄 Belief Change
Rationality
by Steven Pinker • 2021
How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.
3.84
7k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎯 Game Theory📈 Statistical Thinking🛡️ Motivated Reasoning
Rationality Summary
Rationality 90%
How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.
by Steven Pinker 2021
3.84
7k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎯 Game Theory📈 Statistical Thinking🛡️ Motivated Reasoning
Rationality
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2015
Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.
4.32
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🛠️ Debiasing📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎯 Instrumental Rationality🗺️ Mental Models
Rationality Summary
Rationality 90%
Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2015
4.32
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🛠️ Debiasing📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎯 Instrumental Rationality🗺️ Mental Models
Think Like Sherlock
by Peter Hollins • 2018
Sleepiness, constraints, and shifting perspective: the unconventional route to sharper thinking.
3.70
178
🧩 Creative Problem-Solving🔀 Lateral Thinking🧠 Critical Thinking🏗️ Mental Models👀 Observation
Think Like Sherlock Summary
Think Like Sherlock 90%
Sleepiness, constraints, and shifting perspective: the unconventional route to sharper thinking.
by Peter Hollins 2018
3.70
178 ratings
🧩 Creative Problem-Solving🔀 Lateral Thinking🧠 Critical Thinking🏗️ Mental Models👀 Observation
Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book
by The 30 Minute Expert Series • 2013
You jump to conclusions because you're wired to. Those jumps follow a script you can learn.
3.87
31
📉 Behavioral Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases🗺 Heuristics🔬 Dual Process Theory💸 Loss Aversion
Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book Summary
Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book 90%
You jump to conclusions because you're wired to. Those jumps follow a script you can learn.
by The 30 Minute Expert Series 2013
3.87
31 ratings
📉 Behavioral Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases🗺 Heuristics🔬 Dual Process Theory💸 Loss Aversion
Judgment Under Uncertainty
by Daniel Kahneman • 1982
Mental shortcuts rule under uncertainty; each creates predictable mistakes.
4.17
1k+
🔎 Cognitive Biases🧩 Heuristics💰 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Psychology🎲 Probability Judgment
Judgment Under Uncertainty Summary
Judgment Under Uncertainty 90%
Mental shortcuts rule under uncertainty; each creates predictable mistakes.
by Daniel Kahneman 1982
4.17
1k+ ratings
🔎 Cognitive Biases🧩 Heuristics💰 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Psychology🎲 Probability Judgment
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking
by Harvard Business Review • 2023
Why assumptions trap you, and how to escape before you decide: HBR guide to clearer thinking.
3.92
198
🧠 Critical Thinking🤔 Decision Making🧐 Cognitive Biases🧩 Problem Solving📚 Behavioral Economics
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking Summary
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking 90%
Why assumptions trap you, and how to escape before you decide: HBR guide to clearer thinking.
by Harvard Business Review 2023
3.92
198 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🤔 Decision Making🧐 Cognitive Biases🧩 Problem Solving📚 Behavioral Economics
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