The two phases of strategic thinking are (1) the understanding of mental functioning principle and how to produce a mental change in ourselves. The regular practice of strategic thinking which is the strategic pattern, from understanding to strategy and then from strategy to self-improvement, systematically improve our lives. Understanding and Using Strategic Thinking Our mind has three functions such as thinking, feeling, and wanting. Each of this function are interrelated and interdependent by implication. Any change in one function affect the other two in the same degree. Meaning, if I change my thinking, there will also be change in my level of feeling and desire. For example: If I think somebody is insulting me, definitely I will …show more content…
Then, explore strategies for improving thinking based on that idea. Key Idea #1: Thoughts, Feelings, and Desires are Interdependent The mind is composed of three functions such as thinking, feeling, and desiring. Whenever we used any one of these functions, then the other two mind function are present. These three functions keep on influencing and being influenced by each other. We can only have direct access to our thinking and we cannot change our desires or feelings immediately. Meaning, nobody can command us to feel do not feel and desire what we do not desire nor change our feelings by substituting other feelings, or desires by substituting other desires. But somebody can recommend a new way of thinking. Through rethinking our thinking, we can change the way we think. That, when our thinking changes, our feelings and desires will chance according with our thinking. Strategic Idea The basic understanding of the interconnection and interrelation between thoughts, feelings, and desires, we can notice and evaluate our feelings …show more content…
A rational person is motivated to improve thinking. We think and we also think about our thinking from a critical vantage point. We need to apply universal intellectual standards to our thought. That means, we need to think in a clear, precise, accurate, relevant, logical, broad, deep, significant, and defensible ways. We can learn to check our thinking using these criteria. Strategic Idea Disciplined thinkers regularly apply intellectual standards to their thinking to assess and improve its quality. Critical thinkers focused to apply these intellectual standards as follows: • Focusing on clarity in thinking. If thinking is unclear, we cannot determine whether it is accurate or relevant. We cannot tell anything about it because we don't yet know what it is all about. • Focusing on precision in thinking. Thinking can be both clear and accurate, but not precise. • Focusing on accuracy in thinking. Thinking can be clear but not accurate. • Focusing on relevance in thinking. Thinking can be clear, accurate, and precise, but not relevant to the question at
the truth behind them. An example of this is the way in which we learn
that human are easily to change thoughts as human mind is flexible. Human mind tends to
these goals is to not just focus in one direction but open your mind to focus in
Paul, R. and Elder, L., (2008). The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking-Concepts and Tools, 5th. Ed., Foundation for Critical Thinking Press: Dillon Beach, CA
Furthermore, our emotions differ depending on other parts of the brain. This demonstrates a key point, “Our thoughts and feelings depend on the
This essay will discuss the topic Philosophy of Mind (POM) which is split into four areas; Dualism, Materialism, Idealism and Neutral Monism. However, due to the depth of these four areas, only Dualism and Neutral Monism will be discussed more in-depth during this essay.
Introduction Critical thinking provides an opportunity to explore the positive and negative sides of an argument for and against an idea, theory, or notion. Reasoning and perception is attuned to personal impression and provides outcome to belief and opinion. The dictionary term and understanding for the word ‘logic’ is “of sound thinking and proof by reasoning” (Merriam-Webster, 2009). Logic is the examination of the methods and doctrine used to determine ‘correct’ from ‘incorrect’ and is used in the structure of an argument.
sense, have to use) techniques that come from psychological theories. They key here is to
This topic focuses on a multitude of frontiers and provides examples. For example, they speak of mind reading and the possible approaches presented. This can only be done through research.
In the article by, Jeffrey S. Nevid, he mainly focuses on the mind-set of Sigmund Freud’s theory. I found this very helpful as well because it related to the way people think and how the mind develops from an infant to an adult.
Critical thinking is a significant and essential topic in recent education. The strategy of critical thinking skills helps identify areas in one's courses as the suitable place to highlight, expand and use some problems in exams that test students' critical thinking skills.
problems, our intuition may provide us with the answer to that problem more helpfully or accurately
One scientist, Damasio, provided an explanation how emotions can be felt in humans biologically. Damasio suggested, “Various brain structures map both the organism and external objects to create what he calls a second order representation. This mapping of the organism and the object most likely occurs in the thalamus and cingulate cortices. A sense of self in the act of knowing is created, and the individual knows “to whom this is happening.” The “seer” and the “seen,” the “thought” and the “thinker” are one in the same.” By mapping the brain scientists can have a better understandi...
Elements of thought are precepts that state that all reasoning has a purpose, is an attempt to figure something out, is based on assumptions, is done from some point of view, is based on data and evidence, is expressed through concepts and ideas, contains inferences or interpretations by which we draw conclusions, and leads somewhere or has implications or consequences. The universal intellectual standards that must be applied to these elements are; accuracy, precision, clarity, depth, relevance, significance, logic, fairness, sufficiency, and breadth. Successfully applying these standards to the elements of thought result in the eventual development of intellectual traits. These traits are; intellectual humility, intellectual courage, intellectual empathy, intellectual autonomy, intellectual integrity, intellectual perseverance, confidence in reason, and fair-mindedness. The use of these intellectual traits will produce a critical thinker who can raise vital questions and problems with clarity and precision. They will allow a critical thinker to gather and assess relevant information, and come to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions. The ultimate goal of using this framework is to produce a thinker who communicates effectively while finding solutions to complex problems (Paul & Elder, 2006).