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How to think more effectively (2020) by @TheSchoolOfLife or maybe @SchooloflifeThe. Anyway, it's interesting authorship.
How to think more effectively (2020) by @TheSchoolOfLife or maybe @SchooloflifeThe. Anyway, it's interesting authorship.
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The authors conceptualise thinking as a skill which you can improve.
Let's see how they recommend improving it.
The authors conceptualise thinking as a skill which you can improve.
Let's see how they recommend improving it.
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"Devote more time to evaluating your ideas, values, and goals." They want us to be strategic. This reminds me of planning out your exam answer in a short answer question.
"Devote more time to evaluating your ideas, values, and goals." They want us to be strategic. This reminds me of planning out your exam answer in a short answer question.
"Dare to subject your aims to probing words like “why,” “to what end,” and “of what importance.” ... (a) shift from impulsive action to a more discriminating, evaluative disposition will make your thinking richer, subtler, and more effective."
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"Ideas develop in fits and starts" The author recommends using a notebook to put your ideas in, which then allows you to revisit those ideas and develop them over time. I've been using twittter and my blog for similar purposes.
"Ideas develop in fits and starts" The author recommends using a notebook to put your ideas in, which then allows you to revisit those ideas and develop them over time. I've been using twittter and my blog for similar purposes.
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"All too often, your most insightful thoughts are the most elusive – like rare and hard-to-capture butterflies... Distracting your mind can help you catch elusive ideas."
Apparently that's why we have good ideas in the shower or exercising.
"All too often, your most insightful thoughts are the most elusive – like rare and hard-to-capture butterflies... Distracting your mind can help you catch elusive ideas."
Apparently that's why we have good ideas in the shower or exercising.
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When you feel envy, rather than denying the feeling, examine those thoughts and discover what the root cause of the envy is and what traits you desire in the person you envy.
When you feel envy, rather than denying the feeling, examine those thoughts and discover what the root cause of the envy is and what traits you desire in the person you envy.
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Think about death to remind yourself of the temporary nature of life. It can make things weighty, and trivial and unimportant too.
Think about death to remind yourself of the temporary nature of life. It can make things weighty, and trivial and unimportant too.
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Be skeptical and question everything - even your own core beliefs. "Experiencing doubt is one of the core aspects of thinking well."
Be skeptical and question everything - even your own core beliefs. "Experiencing doubt is one of the core aspects of thinking well."
Skepticism was a school of thought in ancient Greece. "our minds are subject to innumerable distortions, biases, and errors. To doubt ourselves is often the wisest course of action."
"In day-to-day affairs, you can generally identify effective thinkers by the caution, nuance, and humility with which they articulate their positions..."
"... They’re aware of the mind’s tricks and distortions, consider issues from multiple perspectives, weigh up conflicting information, and take the time to disengage from emotional and irrational ways of thinking."
An interesting set of Blinks. @threadreaderapp unroll please.
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