10 rules thinking about critical thinking

 Critical thinking is the #1 way to get ahead.

But it's the hardest for you to learn. These 10 rules 'thinking about critical thinking' have been a weekly reminder for the last 5 years. 1. Don't raise your voice. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. 2. Don't 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 everything you think. Most mistakes are made because the wrong answer is too easy. 3. Maybe you're the one who is 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴? Don't fool yourself, you're the easiest one to fool. 4. Focus on 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱, not 𝘄𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁. Don't get carried away with charisma or authority. 5. Critical thinking takes 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲. Arrest your natural tendency, don't cherry pick. 6. Slow down. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 or argument is rarely your best. 7. Always start with the 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀. How would you know it was a bad argument? What would it take you to convince you that you're wrong? What's right with the other argument? Does it hold up logically? 8. Without 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, we're just trading 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. An important part of critical thinking is to be able to weigh the evidence for competing claims thoroughly. 9. Be clear about 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴. Think hard about what you don't know, what voices are missing, and about where your evidence runs out. 10. Foxes 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 hedgehogs. Certitude is no measure of certainty. Reading them good.