How to Know Stuff: A guide to help you distinguish between information and misinformation

by David Miano

How to Know Stuff is an indispensable volume for knowledge seekers. In this handy little reference guide, Dr. Miano provides some tips for all those who are interested in being better-informed people, who want to have a handle on the facts of any subject of their interest. He offers advice, from a historical perspective, on how people can make their way through the mixture of reliable and unreliable information we are bombarded with each day. It's not always easy to distinguish real news from fake news, or valid arguments from crackpot theories. Many of us think that we have enough intelligence on our own to tell the difference, but intelligence has nothing to do with it. Studies have shown that we all are biased and inclined to believing anything that fits into our preconceptions and existing worldview. This e-book shows us how to take the first steps to free ourselves from bondage to ideology-worship, so that we can read and listen to experts for no other reason than to gain reliable information and be able to share it with others. We will come to seek truth for its own sake and learn how to use checks and balances on our own thinking patterns to keep our minds on the right track. This short read is sure to help anyone down that road if they have the desire, even stubborn old Uncle Joe.

69 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 6, 2017

Reviews

[Marci · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent little book about critical thinking skills and making a rational choice from the myriad of information sources available today.