Young founders establish Over The Horizon Press & publish a guide as critical thinking grows more important across generations.
NORTHWEST, FL, UNITED STATES, August 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Four homeschool graduates from Northwest Florida have launched Over The Horizon Press, an independent educational publishing company dedicated to advancing critical thinking and lifelong learning. Their first publication, Critical Thinking Made Easy: A Step-By-Step Guide to Sharpen Your Logical and Strategic Intelligence Without Classes, Courses, or Dramatically Changing Your Schedule, was developed after the founders recognized a growing need for practical reasoning skills among both younger and older generations navigating an increasingly information-driven world.
The founders, Ethan Barfield, Trevor Barfield, Noah Barfield, and Julian Vega, range in age from 18 to 28 and share a common educational background in homeschooling. They credit that experience with encouraging independent research, thoughtful discussion, and evaluating ideas from multiple perspectives rather than accepting information at face value. Those principles ultimately inspired them to establish Over The Horizon Press with the mission of making critical thinking more accessible to everyday readers.
Their initiative comes at a time when employers continue to rank analytical thinking among the world’s most important workplace skills. The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 identifies analytical thinking as the most highly valued core skill employers expect to need in the coming years, underscoring the growing importance of sound reasoning in education, employment, and daily decision making.
According to the founders, the challenge extends well beyond the classroom. Adolescents are preparing to make increasingly significant educational, financial, and career decisions while navigating unprecedented volumes of digital information, artificial intelligence generated content, and social media influence. At the same time, retirees and older adults often face complex healthcare, financial, technological, and public policy decisions that likewise require careful evaluation of information from multiple sources.
Rather than approaching the issue from a political or ideological perspective, the founders sought to create a practical educational resource focused on timeless principles of logic, evidence, and sound decision making. The book presents readers with a structured framework for recognizing cognitive biases, evaluating claims, distinguishing fact from opinion, identifying logical fallacies, and applying critical thinking to everyday situations without requiring formal coursework or extensive time commitments.
The publication has already resonated with readers, reaching the #1 Best Seller position within its Amazon category shortly after release. While the ranking reflects early reader interest, the founders emphasize that their broader objective is to encourage a culture of thoughtful inquiry and lifelong learning.
The authors believe the material may serve as a valuable supplemental resource for homeschool families, public schools, private schools, libraries, adult education programs, workforce development initiatives, and organizations dedicated to lifelong learning. They also believe organizations serving older adults, including local Councils on Aging, AARP chapters, community education programs, and senior learning organizations, may find the resource useful in supporting continued cognitive engagement and informed decision making.
“Critical thinking has become one of the defining life skills of this generation,” said Trevor Barfield, Co-Founder of Over The Horizon Press. “We believe people deserve practical tools that help them evaluate information independently, ask better questions, and make well reasoned decisions, regardless of their age, educational background, or profession. Our hope is that this book becomes one small contribution toward strengthening thoughtful discourse and lifelong learning.”
The founders view this publication as the beginning of a broader educational mission. Through Over The Horizon Press, they intend to develop additional books and educational resources designed to help readers cultivate intellectual curiosity, independent reasoning, and practical decision making in an increasingly complex world.
About Over The Horizon Press
Over The Horizon Press is an independent educational publishing company founded by Ethan Barfield, Trevor Barfield, Noah Barfield, and Julian Vega. Based in Northwest Florida, the company develops books and educational resources that encourage critical thinking, logical reasoning, and lifelong learning. Its mission is to make practical intellectual tools accessible to readers of all ages while providing thoughtful analysis, evidence based decision making, and respectful exploration of ideas. Learn more at https://overthehorizonpress.com.
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