Better reading

Recently I encouraged us all to be a bit skeptical of ideas we are about to adopt. manager-magazin just published Jeffrey Pfeffer's Fünf Tipps für kritisches Lesen (Five Tips for Critical Reading) on their Web site:

1. Beware of things called "new."
   
2. Be skeptical of anecdotal evidence.
   
3. Beware of half truths.
   
4. Avoid self-anointed gurus.
   
5. Recognize your cognitive biases.
   

It sounds like good advice; check out the full article.

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