Empower your daily life with the clarity of scientific thinking Have you ever looked at your life and said, "How do I fix this mess?" The secret to fixing the mess turns out not to be hot baths, or hot tea, or even hot yoga. In these times of change and uncertainty-job losses, medical crises, breakups, or just crises of confidence-we need something different. That something is uncommon sense , which is to say, scientific thinking . In Think Like a Scientist , research methodologist Jennifer Steele harnesses lessons from teaching scientific methods to skeptics and applies it to real life. She describes dilemmas like how to how to handle conflicting medical advice, learn hard skills, manage disease risk, decide on colleges and careers, find healthy love, save for the future, and dial down the drama and provides actionable strategies for wrangling hard questions and gaining an edge in figuring out our lives. Uncommon sense is uncommon because most of us weren't taught how to do it. But it is a powerful technology for managing uncertainty. Think Like a Scientist blends scientific research with practical wisdom to help us navigate hard decisions using uncommon sense and make peace with past mistakes. It doesn't tell us what to do but helps us understand the risks and benefits of each choice, guided always by our own values.