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h3dakota's review
4.0
If only public schools in the U.S. implemented critical thinking skills. We certainly wouldn't be in a world where some people literally believe the world is flat. In 2018. Don't even get me started on the impact social media and troll farms have had on our political climate. This course is valuable in that it provides small parcels of information in an engaging way that keeps the listener interested.
rymdkejsaren's review
4.0
The only downside is that Novella feels somewhat rushed at times, and makes some annoying repetitions and minor errors. But other than that, this is a solid summary of the ways in which the human mind is not as reliable as we like to think, as well as a guide to apply tempered critical thinking on all ideas and beliefs, starting with our own. I wish these principles were taught in schools and beyond all over the world.
muhannaln's review
4.0
Maybe you don’t know what you think you know. Maybe what you think is right is actually wrong. Maybe, just maybe, think when you hear or read something before repeating it.
klacebo's review
4.0
This course beyond defining cognitive biases, explores how they affect everyday life, and in some cases leads to empathy towards the ones who fall victim to them. Especially the critical thinking and scientific literacy parts should be taught at schools all around the world, so that clusterfucks like vaccine misinformation during the covid pandemic will be avoided in the future.
briannadasilva's review
My favorite thing from this course was something he said near the end:
That we should invest our egos not in any particular beliefs, but in the process of critical thinking itself.
That way, challenging our beliefs never feels threatening; instead, we naturally take pride in changing our minds, and become afraid not of new information, but of being irrational.
That's the smartest brain hack I think I've ever heard.
That we should invest our egos not in any particular beliefs, but in the process of critical thinking itself.
That way, challenging our beliefs never feels threatening; instead, we naturally take pride in changing our minds, and become afraid not of new information, but of being irrational.
That's the smartest brain hack I think I've ever heard.
kahawa's review
4.0
Second time through. It's got great stuff. Some things I didn't pick up on the first time. I still think it has flaws and his emphasis on consensus concerns me - it's a breeding ground for groupthink (which he doesn't really cover). But there are so many important issues in this. I listened to this at 2x speed.