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b_lloyd's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
jenna_wolf1204's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Overall I found this book very interesting. I didn't find it to be this groundbreaking thing that is going to change my life, but it was thought provoking and informative about how we can get stuck in our ways and strategies to rethink them. I appreciated how throughout the book the author wasn’t afraid to say where he had been wrong or qualify his argument, which made him more believable to me. (He himself argues understanding your limitations and disclosing them makes you more convincing. It at least impressed me.)
My one HUGE complaint is how the sources are cited — there’s no in-text citations. Obviously the studies are cited, but it took me a while to find the right citation (I like to go through the studies I found interesting to help form my own opinions). For more general quotes or paraphrased information, however, there’s no way to know it’s cited without going to the back of the book. I kinda get why he didn’t, sometimes in text citations are distracting, but for someone who’s entire book premise was thinking like a scientist he didn’t cite like one.
My one HUGE complaint is how the sources are cited — there’s no in-text citations. Obviously the studies are cited, but it took me a while to find the right citation (I like to go through the studies I found interesting to help form my own opinions). For more general quotes or paraphrased information, however, there’s no way to know it’s cited without going to the back of the book. I kinda get why he didn’t, sometimes in text citations are distracting, but for someone who’s entire book premise was thinking like a scientist he didn’t cite like one.
krichardson's review against another edition
1.5
The first third of the book tries to convince the reader that you should be more willing to admit when you are wrong. Sure, but it's very hard to relate to his advice if you don't think like him. He asks “how many of us can even remember the last time we admitted being wrong?” Earlier today for me, and I am concerned that he thinks the majority of people can't remember. He also thinks imposter syndrome is a good thing and that everyone should enjoy being personally attacked during arguments. Call me a snowflake, but that's not something I am particularly striving for.
A lot of the rest of the book is stories about times when the author was witty and correct interspersed with joke diagrams and randomly italicized sentences. The book really could have benefited from describing more studies (similar to Thinking Fast and Slow) as opposed to the self-help motivational anecdotes here.
A lot of the rest of the book is stories about times when the author was witty and correct interspersed with joke diagrams and randomly italicized sentences. The book really could have benefited from describing more studies (similar to Thinking Fast and Slow) as opposed to the self-help motivational anecdotes here.
anilkbhat's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting read on how to understand arguments, deductive and inductive reasoning and avoiding fallacies. Will probably also take the coursera course to complete the understanding.
jenna_reads_'s review against another edition
5.0
Adam discusses the importance of questioning and unlearning the things you know. His metaphors and stories provide applicable examples. His research of scientific data and case studies provide the reader with facts, not beliefs.
Adam narrates the audio version which is excellent.
Adam narrates the audio version which is excellent.
abitterknitter's review against another edition
I read part one. Part one was slightly interesting. But I couldn't muster enough bothers to keep reading about changing other people's ideas. I have a belief that I'm not going to change that I am not going to change other people's beliefs if they are not in a metal place to be open already to change their beliefs.