Comments on: The First Clue You’re Not A Critical Thinker

By: quatro

quatro — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:57:02 +0000

in your sub-topic “Become Secure With Who You Are…”

Few words were discussed but solid and direct. i agree when you said that “secure person is interested in hearing why they are being questioned.”

Great Brain Brian..

By: Tennille

Tennille — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:48:43 +0000

I love this site and can’t agree more with there is a lack of critical thinking. How can we teach others to think critically and improve upon our own critical thinking skills? I do find that critical thinking takes a lot of mental effort becuase there is so much out there to sift through and most people won’t take even a few minutes to examine misleading assumptions from facts. Even I get lazy sometimes and cave to incorrect assumptions and past experiences.

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By: WanderingOak

WanderingOak — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:34:42 +0000

Great post! I’ve been thinking along those lines myself for some time now. One thing I have noticed, however, is that in many cases, Conservatives think that they have a monopoly on Critical Thinking. Of course, the ones who claim this still can’t see past the left-right dichotomy, so by claiming so, they are proving themselves wrong.

I think part of the problem is the anonymous nature of internet forums, chat rooms, etc. As many people come online in such formats, they have to identify themselves to each other. In many cases, they craft a persona to do so, as a form of role-playing. The more extreme or outrageous the persona is, the more attention it gets, which may have been the goal of joining the forum to begin with. Of course, humans being social primates, like personas tend to band together, reinforcing each other in taking ideological pot-shots at their opposing ‘anti-ideologues’. Critical thinkers usually don’t fit in such situations and are usually ignored.

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By: Brian Lee

Brian Lee — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:23:59 +0000

Thanks for the Stumble, John. You must have some pull on StumbleUpon, because every time you Stumble on of my articles, it takes off.

By: Brian Lee

Brian Lee — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:22:21 +0000

Thanks, karenlim. You’re right, blogging is a great way to continually evolve your consciousness.

By: Brian Lee

Brian Lee — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:20:44 +0000

Great point, Practica. I think that the pressures to think a certain way expand beyond your social circle.

By: Brian Lee

Brian Lee — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:19:13 +0000

Thanks, Sanel.

By: Brian Lee

Brian Lee — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:18:20 +0000

Thanks for the Digg, Logan! I’ve yet to make it to the front page. maybe this will be my lucky day.

By: karenlim

karenlim — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:06:31 +0000

Great post! I like the last paragraph most
“The minute you think you have all the answers is the minute you lost your ability to think critically”

I think to think critically requires us to have a open cup. Question about current way of doing things allows us to be more creative.

At the same time, we want to speak with good purpose so that we do not irritate other people.

Blogging is a good way to share personal opinions and yet be opened new ideas via comments.

Here is where I have my own opinion about how to get more success in life:-
http://www.secretofunlimitedprosperity.com

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By: John Wesley

John Wesley — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:29:53 +0000

Great post. I’ve noticed the same trend myself and it’s really disturbing.

By: practica

practica — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:28:31 +0000

Hey, loved “The first clue that you’re not a critical thinker is you basically agree with everyone else in your social circle”, but why only social?
I started to test drive Collin Powell’s rules for making things done lately and posting about the result. One of the recent was about pissing people off by showing responsibility – liked that a lot, it is so true – if i beleive in something with all my heart expect some people that do not and expect that some will get pissed off. That absolutely does not mean war confrontation rather trading off and finding mutually agreed solution… that part is somehow lame these days…