As previously noted, most of us take our day-to-day thinking for granted and spend little time working on improving our thinking processes. Adjusting our thinking habits is a long-term process that occurs over years, not weeks or months.
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History is replete with examples of individuals in both the private and public sectors making irrational decisions that have led to serious unintended consequences.
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In this column, we will consider the attributes of a Fair-minded Critical Thinker and what one needs to consider to avoid thinking in a self-centered fashio
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So much of our so-called writing today is limited to 280 characters or less. Writing is difficult and requires a great deal of practice. Most of us have learned to write through trial and error. Rarely does anyone take a writing course. Hopefully, the following will provide you with several fresh ideas to enhance your writing skills.
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In this column, we will consider the habits Critical Thinkers use when reading an article or a book and the application of substantive writing. I will cover the interrelationships between reading and writing and discuss Drs. Richard Paul and Linda Elder’s explanation of Close Reading and Substantive Writing presented in their Critical Thinking - Learn the Tools the Best Thinkers Use.
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n this column we will explore a means by which you can conduct a self-assessment and begin the process of improving your ability to learn as a student and as an employee.
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In this column we will explore ways to improve learning, how the best students learn, the organizing concept and logic behind a topic, thinking within the logic of a subject, making a course/work project work for you, important activities for successful learning, deciphering the logic of an article and book, and learning how to evaluate an author’s reasoning.
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n this column we will explore a means by which you can conduct a self-assessment and begin the process of improving your ability to learn as a student and as an employee.
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n this column we will explore a means by which you can conduct a self-assessment and begin the process of improving your ability to learn as a student and as an employee.
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Moving further along in this Critical Thinking journey, our next step is to gain an understanding of the Universal Standards of Thinking, which are used to assess our reasoning.
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