A Great Courses lecture series by neurologist Steven Novella on critical thinking, examining how cognitive biases and the brain's default habits can distort reasoning about beliefs, memories, and motivations.

Commenters recommend it as a starting point for learning critical thinking, and one says it helped them spot where their mind was running on autopilot.

What commenters said (2)

1. Recommendsphren0logy2020in “Ask HN: What are best resources to learn critical thinking?”

   I would recommend starting here: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/your-deceptive-mind-...

   Steve Novella is a great teacher!

2. Recommendsbargl2019in “Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything?”

   One of the great courses.

   Your Deceptive Mind - A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking

   https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/your-deceptive-mind-...

   This course helped me find places where i was allowing my own mind to run the show by default without thinking critically about my own motivations, thoughts, memories.

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