Examples Are Critical To Thinking Well
Examples are important in thinking well. They are, after all, the source of our concepts and ideas. They keep us focused on reality, and help …
Logic
How To Improve Your Thinking and Creativity, 2
Another good video, with great advice from Richard Feynman.
Root Cause Analysis: When Is It Complete?
I’ve heard some people ask when root-cause analysis is complete and how far they should go. Here is an answer.
How To Improve Your Thinking and Creativity
Amen. This is how it should be done. Not that “direct instruction“ is wrong or anything like that, it’s just a small part of the …
The Ecological Approach Should Reject Bad Epistemology
Dr. Rob Gray does good work in the Ecological Approach to perception and training, and I’d like to see him dig deeper into it and …
Physics Needs To Return To the Philosophical Principles of Newton and Galileo
Agreed. Galileo explicitly rejected Platonism in favor of Aristotelianism:“Galileo’s radical renewal sprang, nevertheless, from the Aristotelian mind set, as it was taught at the Jesuits’ …
Think For Yourself
Amen. Rational, logical thought is a sacred “obligation” and practice. We should each practice it. We should help each other with it. It should be …
What You Need To Know About Sherlock Holmes and Induction
Brett McKay does good intellectual work on his “Art of Manliness” Podcast, and I’d like to see him dig deeper into it and develop his …
Sherlock Holmes, Induction, and Deduction
So what did Sherlock Holmes do in his cases? He was very observant — and isn’t that induction? But he’s supposed to be about deduction. …
How To Explain
We go to a training session or meet with a boss, but no one comes out understanding what they were attempting to explain. Why is …