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The Stone Boat and Other Irrational Behavior

Last year I read what still seems the most important book I’ve read in a long time. The book is Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior (paid link), by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman (available through your local bookstore). … Continue reading

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“I’ve always done it that way” – Thinking Critically about Habits

“I’ve always done it that way.” That may be the most dangerous phrase in the English language! Humans are creatures of habit. Some habits place us on the razor’s edge of disaster. This is where critical thinking becomes necessary.

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