How to Think
by Alan Jacobs
A short, humane guide to thinking in an age of tribal outrage: the repugnant cultural other, in-groups, taking time, the thinking person's checklist. Wise and brief.
Read it if…
you want to think better without becoming a cynic.
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Three things you will actually use
- Give it five minutes.
- Notice your in-group's pressures.
- Seek the best version of the other view.
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Read the checklist at the end.
Our verdict
Thinking, humanely.
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