HBR Guide to Critical Thinking

What You’ll Learn
Contents
Introduction: What Is Critical Thinking
Section 1: Get in the Right Mindset
	Ch. 1: Improve Your Critical Thinking at Work
	Ch. 2: Beware the Urgency Trap
	Ch. 3: Act Like a Scientist
Section 2: Observe the Situation
	Ch. 4: To Change the Way You Think, Change the Way You See
	Ch. 5: Are You Solving the Right Problems?
	Ch. 6: Write a Better Problem Statement
	Ch. 7: Zoom In, Zoom Out
Section 3: Ask Questions
	Ch. 8: Critical Thinking Starts with Careful Questioning
	Ch. 9: Four Types of Questions to Achieve Four Different Goals
	Ch. 10: Think Critically About Your Data
	Ch. 11: Stop Asking “Why” and Start Asking “How”
Section 4: Seek Differing Perspectives
	Ch. 12: A New Way to Become More Open-Minded
	Ch. 13: Disrupt Your Thinking by Involving Other People
	Ch. 14: Disagreement Doesn’t Have to Be Divisive
	Ch. 15: When Group Discussion Backfires
	Ch. 16: Three Ways Leaders Can Listen with More Empathy
Section 5: Analyze the Information
	Ch. 17: Three Ways to Improve Your Decision-Making
	Ch. 18: How Successful Leaders Think
	Ch. 19: Fooled by Experience
	Ch. 20: How to Stop Overthinking
	Ch. 21: How to Make Rational Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty
Section 6: Make Critical Thinking a Habit
	Ch. 22: The Power of Self-Reflection
	Ch. 23: Train Your Brain to Manage Information
	Ch. 24: Apply Critical Thinking to Your Learning
Index