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“There is no algorithm that exists that can recover the logical form of all everyday assertions.” 5 In short, many of our thoughts exist, hazy or cloudlike, without a definite structure or form, and yet can be effective thinking tools.Isn’t that proof of the astounding complexity of the human mind, and the magnificence of its Creator!”
― Thinknetic, Mental Models In A Nutshell: Practical Thinking Frameworks To Amplify Your Decision Making And Simplify Your Life

“A Japanese proverb says, “If you believe everything you read, you better not read.”
― Thinknetic, The Socratic Way Of Questioning: How To Use Socrates' Method To Discover The Truth And Argue Wisely

“A critical thinker is only interested in evaluating the strength of an argument as it is without exaggerating reality in either direction. When we apply critical thinking, we attempt to treat arguments we like and dislike objectively and fairly.”
― Thinknetic, Critical Thinking & Logic Mastery - 3 Books In 1: How To Make Smarter Decisions, Conquer Logical Fallacies And Sharpen Your Thinking

“The self-serving critical thinker is highly rational and can use critical thinking well but does so for their advantage. They use arguments to confuse and manipulate others on purpose. You will be better than that, for the downfall of self-serving critical thinkers is that there is always a bias to their thinking. So it isn’t critical thinking at all, just an illusion of it.”
― Thinknetic, Critical Thinking & Logic Mastery - 3 Books In 1: How To Make Smarter Decisions, Conquer Logical Fallacies And Sharpen Your Thinking

“quote by Lao Tzu. “Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus, whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life”.”
― Thinknetic, Critical Thinking & Logic Mastery - 3 Books In 1: How To Make Smarter Decisions, Conquer Logical Fallacies And Sharpen Your Thinking

“To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden. ​— ​SENECA”
― Thinknetic, Your Daily Dose Of Stoic Wisdom: 30 Days Of Quotes To Inspire And Guide The Modern-Day Stoic

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― Thinknetic, The Art Of Self-Learning: Tried-And-True Self-Learning Techniques To Expand Your Horizons

“In the absence of moderation, our desire is allowed to flourish. This leads to indulgent behavior, extending the limits of our desire beyond what is beneficial.”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

“When faced with obstacles, take heart. Be resolute. Know that you can overcome them.”
― Thinknetic, Problem Solving For Every Problem: The Problem Solver’s Manual To Face Any Challenges And Handle Life’s Hiccups

“Alternatively, our conduct in times of compromise shows us how quickly we move toward vice and act according to our imagination. Remember, imagination in the Stoic sense relates to our misjudgment of the nature of things. Therefore, when our conduct”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

“Remember, courage in the Stoic sense refers to facing the reality of our human condition.”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

“If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

“The cause of our human suffering lies in the realm of desire. It arises when our desire remains unfulfilled,”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

“It is only through the destruction of desire that we can attain freedom. Our desires stem from undeveloped character traits such as selfishness and miserliness. Wanting what we want, regardless of its impact on ourselves and others, contradicts achieving moral excellence.”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

“One good metric for understanding is your ability to explain a concept in the absolute simplest terms. As Albert Einstein, the brilliant theoretical physicist, famously put it, “If you can't explain it to a six-year-old, you don't understand it yourself.”
― Thinknetic, Critical Thinking & Logic Mastery - 3 Books In 1: How To Make Smarter Decisions, Conquer Logical Fallacies And Sharpen Your Thinking

“If you could easily recall certain events, you are led to believe that it occurs more often (frequency) or is more likely to occur (probability).”
― Thinknetic, Cognitive Biases In A Nutshell: How To Spot And Stop The Hiccups In Our Thinking Process

“Our judgments are influenced by the judgments of people who we see as: (a) more expert or credible than we are; (b) well-liked; or (c) part of our own in-group. 9 We tend to change our accounts or opinions of things or events after we have heard of others’ own accounts or opinions, typically for two reasons. First, we could be unsure of our own versions, so we change our statements to conform to those of others’ to appear more credible.”
― Thinknetic, Cognitive Biases In A Nutshell: How To Spot And Stop The Hiccups In Our Thinking Process

“Stoa advocated that externalities should have no bearing upon the human condition 1. Instead, they advised that we should refine our character to become impermeable to external causes outside of our control. Here, Seneca gently reminds us of our duty to fortify our inner constitution. By doing so, we limit the impact of disturbances upon our human condition.”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

“Often, the most tricky questions are the ones we secretly know the answers of. What are you running from? What are you waiting for?” ― Sanhita Baruah”
― Thinknetic, Critical Thinking & Logic Mastery - 3 Books In 1: How To Make Smarter Decisions, Conquer Logical Fallacies And Sharpen Your Thinking

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― Thinknetic, The Art Of Note Taking: Your Research-Based Guide To Taking Notes That Will Stick To Your Memory

“When Epictetus speaks of our ‘greatest pleasures,’ he refers to fulfilling our desires in excess. This type of behavior arises from the significant gratification we seek in exercising the extreme expression of our undeveloped character.”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

“When we consider “the things that harass,” we will notice that they have one common thread: externality. These things, or external causes, all lie outside of our control. When we focus on these externalities, allowing them to direct our emotions, we experience human suffering”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

“Few people would tend to disbelieve a statement that is not corroborated by others. Second, we want to please others or avoid social rejection by going along with a group. We show conformity if we want to be part of the group.”
― Thinknetic, Cognitive Biases In A Nutshell: How To Spot And Stop The Hiccups In Our Thinking Process

“Prejudice means fostering a preconceived judgment or unfair opinion; when prejudice is acted upon, it turns to discrimination. Bias is an attitude or belief, frequently unconscious, shaped by a multitude of factors – culture, upbringing, and past experiences. The law is biased in particular situations. For instance, “Those who have less in life should have more in law” 1 is a justified bias. Biases become wrong when they are out of control and tend to inflict harm on oneself or others.”
― Thinknetic, Cognitive Biases In A Nutshell: How To Spot And Stop The Hiccups In Our Thinking Process

“Instead of focusing on the results, focus on why you started this journey in the first place.”
― Thinknetic, How To Self-Learn Anything: Must-Have Self-Learning Tools To Become An Expert In Anything

“and our expectations thereof are unmet.”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

“The use of the word ‘today’ teaches us that every day presents an opportunity for transformation 3.”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

“The Stoa defined ‘moderation’ as the avoidance of excess or extremes within the human condition. They believed that the human condition requires self-discipline to thrive 1. Therefore, the correct development of moral excellence would not be possible within a lifestyle marked by extremes.”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

“Peter Facione for the executive summary of the Delphi Report is a good place to start.”
― Thinknetic, The Socratic Way Of Questioning: How To Use Socrates' Method To Discover The Truth And Argue Wisely