clairezhou's review against another edition

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4.0

superficial and shallow at times but worth a read

karolina_numm's review

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

sarkynir's review against another edition

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2.0

Short book talking about how to not let our instincts and judgements take over, but how to think.

He explains how to identify when our egos get in the way. He explains what to ask to find the REAL problem. He explains how to make decisions with the end in mind.

Cool thoughts.

hollyfrisch16's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

drharms's review against another edition

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informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

vickylau717's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

nheer's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

"Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results" by Shane Parrish is an engaging guide to more effective decision-making. The book explores natural cognitive defaults and provides techniques for overriding these to enhance clarity of thought. Parrish emphasizes the importance of accurately defining problems, applying correct decision-making principles, and creating a safety margin in decisions. The book, drawing on various fields including philosophy and psychology, ends with the 3+ Principle: Force yourself to explore at least three possible solutions to a problem, not just an either-or, binary framing approach.
I recommend this book to everyone who wants to make better decisions and improve their thinking. 

otallred's review against another edition

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3.0

Nothing life changing about this book, and it got boring at times. The thoughts felt a bit disconnected to me, like Shane decided on the “clear thinking” theme after he put down all the thoughts he wanted to say. There were a few gems though! Like:

-the ego default: it isn’t about who is right but what is right
-always find at least 3 solutions to a problem

zamaszystyoj's review against another edition

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informative fast-paced

3.0

akomarinski's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective

5.0