We all pride ourselves on our critical thinking. I have been researching Brain Functionality and one of the audio books I picked up is Your Deceptive Mind, a guide to critical thinking.

Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills

No skill is more important in today's world than being able to think about, understand, and act on information in an effective and responsible way. What's more, at no point in human history have we had access to so much information, with such relative ease, as we do in the 21st century. But because misinformation out there has increased as well, critical thinking is more important than ever.

These 24 rewarding lectures equip you with the knowledge and techniques you need to become a savvier, sharper critical thinker in your professional and personal life. By immersing yourself in the science of cognitive biases and critical thinking, and by learning how to think about thinking (a practice known as metacognition), you'll gain concrete lessons for doing so more critically, more intelligently, and more successfully.

The key to successful critical thinking lies in understanding the neuroscience behind how our thinking works - and goes wrong; avoiding common pitfalls and errors in thinking, such as logical fallacies and biases; and knowing how to distinguish good science from pseudoscience. Professor Novella tackles these issues and more, exploring how the (often unfamiliar) ways in which our brains are hardwired can distract and prevent us from getting to the truth of a particular matter.

What I have found most beneficial is thinking about the people I have met , worked with, or tried to have intelligent conversations who have a Deceptive Mind, and think they are critical thinkers.

Understanding how the mind can be deceived is useful to understand why others may not agree with you. and, sometimes you are the one who has been deceived. We all make mistakes and some of the mistakes we make is being deceived. Think you are immune? If you are, then Magic tricks never work on you.