If there’s a goal you’re working on that looks like it’s going to take a lot of time and effort to achieve, spend a good chunk of time thinking about much faster ways to accomplish the goal before taking the slow route. Quick fixes and shortcuts aren’t always bad.
Try to think critically about everything, not just the things you and the people you know of habitually think critically about.
Don’t ignore obvious, commonsense explanations in an effort to be interesting. Keep in mind that the world is a complicated place and there’s lots you don’t know. Apparently hedgehogs (people who make confident, frequently wrong predictions based on simple models) are more likely to get media attention (and, based on my observations, internet attention as well). So, as a corollary, if you’re thinking something outrageous, that idea likely found its way to you because it’s outrageous, not because it’s accurate.
If there’s a goal you’re working on that looks like it’s going to take a lot of time and effort to achieve, spend a good chunk of time thinking about much faster ways to accomplish the goal before taking the slow route. Quick fixes and shortcuts aren’t always bad.
Try to think critically about everything, not just the things you and the people you know of habitually think critically about.
Don’t ignore obvious, commonsense explanations in an effort to be interesting. Keep in mind that the world is a complicated place and there’s lots you don’t know. Apparently hedgehogs (people who make confident, frequently wrong predictions based on simple models) are more likely to get media attention (and, based on my observations, internet attention as well). So, as a corollary, if you’re thinking something outrageous, that idea likely found its way to you because it’s outrageous, not because it’s accurate.