The Importance Of Critical Thinking Critical thinking is an incredibly important skill. We use this skill (or ought to) in every aspect of our lives every single day. Although it’s an important part of academic and business success, it’s not often taught at school unless it’s part of a math, science, or business curriculum. The basic definition of critical thinking is the ability to take information and make informed decisions without being influenced by your own opinions. Critical thinking is all about being in control of your own thought processes rather than letting them take control of you. It’s also about being able to think your way through the really tightly-targeted and clearly-honed messages that commercial interests bombard you with at every opportunity. collectivelyconscious.net/articles/the-importance-of-critical-thinking/ Defining Critical Thinking Critical thinking is a rich concept that has been developing throughout the past 2500 years. The term critical thinking has its roots in the mid-late 20th century. We offer here overlapping definitions, together which form a substantive, transdisciplinary conception of critical thinking. https://criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766 How to think before speaking Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise: and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. wikihow/Think-Before-Speaking Brilliant New Book: How to Think In a discussion of the ad hominem fallacy, he says something that I wish our critics would read and take to heart before assaulting us in our comments threads: To refute my argument, you must show that my evidence is insufficient, that it is based on false or questionable assumptions, that the evidence I present is irrelevant, that I’ve omitted important evidence, or that I’ve given improper weight to various piece of evidence. It’s not enough to accuse us of bias, financial gain, or pimping for Big Pharma; you have to address what we wrote rather than who we are, and show that what we have written is wrong (with credible references, please!). sciencebasedmedicine.org/how-to-think/ Thinking like a genius Problem solving: creative solutions Even if youre not a genius, you can use the same strategies as Aristotle and Einstein to harness the power of your creative mind and better manage your future. The following strategies encourage you to think productively, rather than reproductively, in order to arrive at solutions to problems. These strategies are common to the thinking styles of creative geniuses in science, art, and industry throughout history. studygs.net/genius.htm
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