Thread by @glukianoff

NEW Prestigious Awards: My book of the month goes to @juliagalef’s The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Clearly & Others Don’t, a book with powerful tools for fighting self-deception! 1/9

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The book helps rein in the toughest self-deception: motivated reasoning, i.e. realizing when we’re weighting evidence based on what we WANT to be true.

It’s also everything popular nonfiction should be: clear, well-written, thoughtful, funny, & full of stories. 2/9

The author dispels some common misconceptions, like the fact that Abraham Lincoln’s “Team of Rivals” was effective, & that one can effectively get out of their bubble just by turning on left-wing or right-wing radio. 3/9

I confess I am so excited about Scout Mindset because it pairs well with my “lab in the looking glass” theory, i.e. the best reason for #freespeech is that it lets you know the world as it is.

Is that confirmation bias & motivated reasoning? Maybe! 4/9

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Thank you, @juliagalef for your important book! It’s made me realize how much happier I have been since I fell in love with the unknowability of it all! 5/9

ZERO TWEET: Keep reading for more book recommendations, OR click the link below to see the beta version of my 10 principles for a healthier K-12 system! 0/9

https://twitter.com/glukianoff/status/1387017792701018117

I also have honorable mentions this month! I loved @AdamMGrant’s Think Again, @damonroot’s biography of Frederick Douglass, A Glorious Liberty, & @ericberkowitz4’s history of censorship in the West, Dangerous Ideas.

I’ll be writing a full review of Dangerous Ideas soon! 6/9

For my Prestigious Fats Waller award, I listed the funniest songs by my favorite musician, @beck. Satan Gave Me a Taco, Soul Suckin’ Jerk, Debra, Nicotine & Gravy, Wow, Super Cool, Nitemare Hippy Girl, & of course Loser, with one of the greatest opening lines in music. 7/9

Finally, my Prestigious Jack Kirby award goes to @numberblocks. If you’re a nerd with little nerdlings, it’s perfect! The show taught my five year old math basics up to squaring & cubing numbers! I find myself singing the 100 song ALL THE TIME. 8/9

Next month, 12 book awards enter, 1 book award leaves. Which of the year’s previous winners will walk away with the EXCESSIVELY Prestigious Award? You will decide! Vote at the link below! 9/9

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BONUS: Check out last month’s awards, & my musings on twitter as a meditative practice here! 10/9

https://twitter.com/glukianoff/status/1374857803798609924