Thinking for Yourself : How to Sharpen Your Ideas, Decisions, Arguments and Views - Michael Parker

Thinking for Yourself

How to Sharpen Your Ideas, Decisions, Arguments and Views

By: Michael Parker, Fiona Morrison

Paperback | 30 September 2025

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In a world flooded with information, the ability to think clearly, question deeply, and make sound decisions has never been more essential. Thinking for Yourself is Michael Parker and Fiona Morrison’s guide to confident and independent thinking that highlights why, in the age of AI, this skill is more important than ever.

Whether you’re putting together a work presentation, buying a home, navigating parenthood, deciding who to vote for, or are a self-help enthusiast, this book will teach you how to:
  • make well-informed arguments
  • notice the roadblocks to skilful thinking
  • recognise biases – your own and those of others
  • detect false claims and fake news
  • think clearly in an overburdened, increasingly digitalised world make quality career, relationship and financial decisions that actually work.
Full of almost a hundred critical thinking techniques, tips and methods, Thinking for Yourself is more than just a book – it’s a roadmap to sharpening your mind, challenging assumptions and making smarter decisions.

About the Authors

Michael Parker is the Headmaster of Newington College. He received Arts and Law degrees from the University of Sydney, has an MA in Philosophy and Education, and has published two novels and six textbooks in the areas of Legal Studies, Philosophy in Schools, and English. He has also published three trade books with Ventura Press, including Talk With Your Kids About Things That Matter.

Fiona Morrison is an Associate Professor in English at UNSW, where she has taught and supervised in the areas of Australian and postcolonial literature, genre theory and modern rhetoric. Her recent books include Christina Stead and the Matter of America (2019) and Time, Tide and History: Eleanor Dark's Fiction (2024).

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