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I would like to share some useful resources in this blog where I learned much about critical thinking. It will be useful for software testers as well as for other professionals and constantly updated whenever I find useful resources relevant to this topic.

Books

• Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
• Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach by Cem Kaner, James Bach and Bret Pettichord
• Growth Driven Testing :  Moolya way of test and culture that has helped startups and enterprises grow by Pradeep Soundararajan and Dhanasekar Subramanian
• Explore it – Reduce risk and increase confidence with Exploratory Testing by Elisabeth Hendrickson
• Disagreements, Disputes and All-Out War: 3 Simple Steps for Dealing with Any Kind of Conflict by Gini Graham Scott
• The Last Book on Testing by Rahul Verma

Blogs

• Become a Better Tester By Becoming A Better Critical Thinker – Ministry of Testing blog
• Use Both Sides of Your Brain – NoteDex app blog
• Mental Models blog – Farnam Street
• Mental Models: Learn How to Think Better and Gain a Mental Edge – James Clear
• The Power of Critical Thinking: Cultivating a Growth Mindset for Executives and Corporates- Lungisa E. Sonqishe
• Identifying Bias in AI – kaggle.com
• Mental Models and Critical Thinking – Exploring Kodawari
• Critical Thinking articles : DevelopSense-Michael Bolton
• Critical Thinking in the Age of AI-Stuart Williams

Videos

• Encourage critical thinking with 3 questions: Brian Oshiro
• 15 Ways to Develop Critical Thinking: Alux.com
• Jordan Peterson – The Best Way To Learn Critical Thinking
• Mental Models 101 – How To Make Better Decisions | George Mack
• Critical thinking audiobooks – YouTube
• 4 tips for developing critical thinking skills: Steve Pearlman, Ph.D.

Courses

• LinkedIn Course: Developing a Critical Thinking Mindset
• LinkedIn Course: Critical Thinking for Better Judgement and Decision-Making
• LinkedIn Course: Amplify Your Critical Thinking with Generative AI

I hope you find these resources useful for learning about Critical Thinking. Let me know if you have any feedback to improve this blog.