COMMON SENSE FOR A WORLD THAT LOST IT

What happened to common sense?

We have more information at our fingertips than any generation in history—yet separating truth from nonsense seems harder than ever.

Common Sense for a World That Lost It is a funny, practical, and thought-provoking guide to slowing down, asking better questions, and learning how to think for yourself in a world filled with viral headlines, social-media outrage, misinformation, advertising, algorithms, AI-generated content, scams, questionable statistics, and people who are absolutely certain they are right.

Kateri Tavenner takes complicated subjects and brings them back to everyday life with humor and common sense.

Inside, you'll explore how to:

• Spot emotional manipulation and misleading headlines
• Research a claim before believing or sharing it
• Recognize confirmation bias—including your own
• Understand how algorithms influence what you see
• Question statistics without being intimidated by numbers
• Identify propaganda and persuasion techniques
• Protect yourself from scams and high-pressure sales tactics
• Use AI and technology without outsourcing your judgment
• Teach children practical problem-solving and critical thinking
• Disagree with people without turning them into enemies
• Become comfortable saying, “I don't know—let's find out.”

The book also includes practical exercises, source-checking tools, a misinformation checklist, and a 30-Day Common Sense Challenge designed to turn better thinking into an everyday habit.

This isn't a book telling you what to think.

It's about remembering how to think.

Because your mind belongs to you.

Use it.