How to Improve Your Thinking

Thinking is one of the most important things to be good at. Being a better thinker can improve your relationships, your work, and your emotional intelligence. But improving your thinking is so abstract; it’s hard to know where to start, or what starting would even look like. In this course, you’ll learn how to do just that from Alyssa Lowery, PhD, a philosophy instructor at Vanderbilt University. She’ll walk you through her very best advice on ways to improve your thinking, including what to do and what not to do when tackling a complicated idea, problem, or conversation. Rather than focusing on a list of fallacies to avoid when thinking alone, you’ll learn how to improve your thinking by having better conversations with others. You’ll also walk away with strategies to improve your intellectual humility, improve your ability to analyze difficult concepts, and better handle notoriously tricky ideas. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to become a much better thinker and communicator.