What are the mental moves you do? Do you like them? Do you endorse them?

What do you do when someone criticizes you, when you're confused, when you think you're not confused, when you decide what to skim and what to read, when you look to generate new ideas, or get the right answer in an important moment. What do you do with a new idea? 

Brooks Brothers shoes are in the few hundred at a quick glance, but use numbers you think are relevant. Maybe Peter Singer has hilariously expensive taste in shoes.