# How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/how-to-think-a-survival-guide-for-a-world-at-odds/
- Published: 2014-12-06T11:31:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**“How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds” is a guide to thinking productively
and avoiding traps of bad thinking in polarised times.**

It is a treatise on why we are not as good at thinking as we assume, but how recovering
this lost art “can rescue our inner lives from the chaos of modern life.”

Critical thinking is an important skill for charity fundraisers and communicators,
arguably even more so when putting across our messages in an era of ‘fake news’ 
and increasing questioning of how charities work, fundraise and make a positive 
difference.

## Author

Alan Jacobs is Distinguished Professor of the Humanities in the Honors Program of
Baylor University. 

## Reviews

“Just when it feels like we’ve all lost our minds, here comes Alan Jacobs’s _How
to Think_, a book infused with the thoughtfulness, generosity, and humour of a lifelong
teacher. Do what I did: sign off social media, find a cozy spot to read, and get
your mind back again. A mindful book for our mindless times.” 
**Austin Kleon**,
bestselling author of _Steal Like an Artist_

“Absolutely splendid . . . essential for understanding why there is so much bad 
thinking in political life right now.”
**David Brooks**, New York Times

“We tend to regard thinking as an exclusively individual experience that operates
at the intersection of neural activity and personal consciousness. But we miss the
ways our thinking is shaped by the social environment we live in. In this slim and
beautifully written volume, Alan Jacobs provides a courageous, erudite and deeply
humane corrective.”
**James Davison Hunter**, professor at University of Virginia,
author of _Culture Wars _and _To Change the World_