One of the most important things nobody really teaches us growing up: how to ask and answer the question, “How do I know this is true?”
The ability to discern fact from fiction is crucial to success in business, and this 12-minute video by Smarter Every Day will help you hone it…
The three steps covered in that video to figure out if something is true online:
- Find out who’s behind the information. Are they an expert on the topic?
- What’s the evidence supporting the information? Is it sufficient?
- What do other sources say about it?
Closing it out this week with a related quote from everyone’s favorite rogue scientist, Richard Feynman:
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.”
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