smart thinking

English

Noun

smart thinking (uncountable)

  1. A genre of popular science books mainly concerned with cognitive science, psychology and biases to help the reader think better.
    • 2017, Julia Hobsbawm, Fully Connected: Surviving and Thriving in an Age of Overload, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 215:
      One of the biggest bestselling books in the recent ‘smart thinking’ genre was Susan Cain's Quiet, which popularised the idea that networking is superficial and loud.
    • 2021 August 21, Steven Poole, “Can ‘smart thinking’ books really give you the edge?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 October 2026:
      Hence the rise in publishing of the “smart thinking” book, an elevated species of self-help for the aspiring ratiocinator.
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