Think Better Than Your Brain

Shwetabh Gangwar offers a guide to the mind and the ways it can lead people astray. The book claims that the brain makes predictions before it takes in information, replaces unknown details with assumptions, and mistakes biases for instinct. It explains mental processes such as predictive coding, Bayesian reasoning, base rate neglect and hidden biases, then presents a system for rebuilding reasoning. It outlines ten dimensions of thinking and a step-by-step problem-solving method for decisions, failures, relationships and reinvention. The book aims to teach a way of thinking rather than what to think.

Why You Should Read?

• Learn how the brain predicts before perceiving and fills missing knowledge with guesses.
• Explore predictive coding, Bayesian reasoning, base rate neglect and hidden biases as the book presents them.
• Understand the ten dimensions of thinking, including clarity, flexibility, emotion regulation, scientific thinking and self-awareness.
• Gain a step-by-step problem-solving sequence to use on decisions, failures, relationships, reinvention and other challenges.

About the Author

Shwetabh Gangwar has listened to strangers talk about their worst problems for over ten years, and has made practical, actionable ways to solve them.