23 February 2026

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Reminder: I go live in just under an hour. If you’ve been feeling mentally scattered, overloaded with information, or unsure what to trust lately—this session is for you. We’re going to work the fundamentals of critical thinking: how to slow down your reasoning, spot weak claims, challenge your own assumptions, and make better decisions with the information you actually have. Bring your curiosity. Bring your questions. And if you want to sharpen how you think—not just what you think—join me live.

Most bad calls don’t come from ignorance. They come from two quiet failures: a distorted perspective and a compromised analytic process. That’s exactly what these two books are designed to confront—directly, rigorously, and without excuses. “Precision in Perspective” is for the moment you realize the data isn’t the issue—your framing is. It sharpens how you interpret what you’re seeing, challenges the assumptions you don’t notice you’re making, and forces clarity where most people settle for comforting narratives. If you’ve ever said, “I didn’t see it that way until it was too late,” start here. “Safeguarding Analytic Integrity” is the safeguard for everything that comes after. It’s about keeping your analysis clean when pressure, politics, ego, or urgency tries to contaminate it. Because the real danger isn’t that you’ll miss something—it’s that you’ll convince yourself you didn’t. If you care about being accurate more than being liked, these books belong on your shelf. Get “Precision in Perspective” on Amazon: https://a.co/d/03JVQnVd Get “Safeguarding Analytic Integrity” on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0a5Y3m4j

Pause before you react. When you feel a strong emotional response to a headline, comment, email, or claim—stop. Ask yourself: What specifically triggered me?What assumption am I making right now?What evidence do I actually have? Strong emotion is often a signal—not that something is true—but that something has touched a bias, value, or identity. High-level thinkers learn to treat emotional spikes as data, not directives. If you can master the pause, you gain control over your reasoning. Here’s your engagement prompt:What was the last thing you reacted to quickly—and what would have changed if you paused first?