Mental Health
Critical Thinking as a Daily Discipline
Critical thinking is less a skill than a set of habits, practiced badly by almost everyone, including the people who teach it.
Editorial · May 31, 2026 · 7 min read
These essays are educational, not clinical. We write carefully about schizophrenia, paranoia, intrusive thought patterns, and the relationship between difficult ideas and difficult minds — and we always link to recovery resources and crisis support.
Critical thinking is less a skill than a set of habits, practiced badly by almost everyone, including the people who teach it.
The human brain is built to find patterns. Sometimes it finds them where they are not.