The Art of Not Becoming an Idiot

[This essay first appeared in Icelandic in Morgunblaðið on February 17, 2026. Though it speaks of Iceland, its theme is universal: a meditation on thinking, and on the consequences of neglecting disciplined attention to evidence.] As a young man, I read an essay by Bertrand Russell urging the habit of forming opinions on the basis of evidence [ ] The post The Art of Not Becoming an Idiot appeared…