Think Like Einstein: Think Smarter, Creatively Solve Problems, and Sharpen Your Judgment. How to Develop a Logical Approach to Life and Ask the Right Questions

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They’re hard to catch, but people love to use straw man arguments when they feel like they have nothing legitimate on their side, so they have to make their arguments about the implications, or ripple effect, and not the argument itself.

argument to health and obesity, where the first argument is only about the gym itself. Therefore, the straw man argument is when a false argument is created, yet treated as the same issue

An argument is put forth, and then that argument is refuted by the straw man, which actually isn’t

straw man argument.

Here’s how it sounds:

Argument: “This is why the gym should be closed.”
Straw man: “So you’re saying you’re against health and for the obesity epidemic of this country?”
You: “Well, that wasn’t really what I was saying…”

Here’s a riddle you may have heard before.

In other words, you will remember something far better if you study for one hour a day, versus twenty hours in one weekend

We should be aiming for something that is adequate and that we accept without a problem, rather than something that makes you jump for joy

Third, realize that “perfect” is the enemy of “adequate” or simply “good enough”. When you are trying to make a choice, often-indecisive people are paralyzed because they want to squeeze every ounce of potential or joy out of something.

We are conditioned to think in peculiar, rigid ways that make us overlook obvious solutions that hide in plain sight.