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Comment author: iarwain1 21 September 2015 10:14:22PM *  3 points [-]

Possibly the most enthusiastic / impressive endorsement I've ever seen for a rationality-type book:

Every country should scrap a year or two of math education and require all citizens to read this book instead.

Jonathan Haidt praising Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking by Richard Nisbett

Anybody read the book? Do you agree with Haidt?

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 21 September 2015 11:01:51PM 4 points [-]

It doesn't pass my first test for self-help books-- none of the amazon reviewers really said that following the advice made their life better. (One or two of the reviews might be interpreted that way, but they were marginal.)

Admittedly, it's only been out for a month, so if should probably be given be given some more time/

Comment author: [deleted] 22 September 2015 06:09:22PM 1 point [-]

Yes, it's too early to say one way or another at this point.

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