Tools to Improve Your Thinking

Becoming a better thinker is a great way to become better at everything else. Critical thinking is one of the most desirable skills in the workforce today, and it’s something you can always be improving. Whether you’re an executive or just getting started in your first position, in this course you’ll gain a practical set of tools to level up your thinking, from how to think about thinking itself to how to become a true superforecaster. Learn the mental habits of Charles Darwin and Daniel Dennett, along with how to avoid common errors in thought such as the Availability Heuristic and the Negativity Bias. Your professor, Michael Shermer, PhD, an award-winning author, magazine editor, and host of the Science Salon podcast, will walk you through each tool with concrete examples and applications, so that you can apply your newfound knowledge to both business and personal contexts.