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I've wanted to do the following but cannot commit to the time and effort that it would require. However, others may be interested and able to afford the follow
by Dowwie 4y ago
I've wanted to do the following but cannot commit to the time and effort that it would require. However, others may be interested and able to afford the following wonderful investment in improving one's thinking abilities.
Steven Pinker taught an open course at Harvard in 2020, "Rationality", that over 3 months exposes a student to a wide range of ideas and tools one can apply to thinking. Syllabus and lecture videos are publicly available. Many of the syllabus reference material is available as well. Pinker's focus on rationality eventually lead him to publish a book on the subject [2], but his earlier works are also great sources for critical thinking as well.
This is essentially a recommendation to go broad and deep in cultivating critical thinking skills that you'd benefit by for the rest of your life.
[1] https://stevenpinker.com/classes/rationality-gened-1066 https://stevenpinker.com/classes/rationality-gened-1066
[2] https://stevenpinker.com/publications/rationality-what-it-why-it-seems-so-scarce-and-why-it-matters https://stevenpinker.com/publications/rationality-what-it-wh...