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Rethinking is a skill set, but it’s also a mindset. We already have many of the mental tools we need. We just have to remember to get them out of the shed and remove the rust.
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The accelerating pace of change means that we need to question our beliefs more readily than ever before.
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Vintage records, classic cars, and antique clocks might be valuable collectibles, but outdated facts are mental fossils that are best abandoned.
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As we think and talk, we often slip into the mindsets of three different professions: preachers, prosecutors, and politicians.
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Unfortunately, when it comes to our own knowledge and opinions, we often favor feeling right over being right.
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In everyday life, we make many diagnoses of our own, ranging from whom we hire to whom we marry. We need to develop the habit of forming our own second opinion.
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We move into scientist mode when we’re searching for the truth: we run experiments to test hypotheses and discover knowledge.
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Just as you don’t have to be a professional scientist to reason like one, being a professional scientist doesn’t guarantee that someone will use the tools of their training.
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Mental horsepower doesn’t guarantee mental dexterity. No matter how much brainpower you have, if you lack the motivation to change your mind, you’ll miss many occasions to think again.
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…recent experiments suggest that the smarter you are, the more you might struggle to update your beliefs.
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