AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Few things will change your trajectory in life or
business as much as learning to think clearly. Yet few of us recognize opportunities to think
in the first place. You might believe you’re thinking clearly in the moments that matter
most. But in all likelihood when the pressure is on you won’t be thinking at all. And your
subsequent actions will inevitably move you further from the results you ultimately seek—love
belonging success wealth victory. According to Farnam Street founder Shane Parrish we must
get better at recognizing these opportunities for what they are and deploying our cognitive
ability in order to achieve the life we want. Clear Thinking gives you the tools to recognize
the moments that have the potential to transform your trajectory and reshape how you navigate
the critical space between stimulus and response. As Parrish shows we may imagine we are the
protagonists in the story of our lives. But the sad truth is most of us run on autopilot. Our
behavioral defaults groomed by biology evolution and culture are primed to run the show for
us if we don’t intervene. At our worst we react to events without reasoning not even
realizing that we’ve missed an opportunity to think at all. At our best we recognize these
moments for what they are and apply the full capacity of our reasoning and rationality to
them. Through stories mental models and more Parrish offers the missing link between
behavioral science and real-life outcomes. The result is a must-have manual for optimizing
decision-making gaining competitive advantage and living a more intentional life.
