inherent skill needed for critical thinking—asking questions. We need to be able to ask questions, sometimes very difficult ones that cause the personal evaluation of values
sinsulinhas quoted2 years ago
Businesses and other groups are usually better than individuals in using slow thinking, thus avoiding frequent mistakes because, by their very nature, thinking and change within them takes longer time.
Гульдана Сергазинаhas quotedlast year
Thinking and knowing are not the same things.
Diep Nguyenhas quoted2 years ago
This reaction is behind such powerful reactions as nostalgia and homesickness. Advertisers often capitalize on these emotions, and try to remind us of familiar things to form a connection and make us feel safe with a product.4
b5736265919has quoted2 years ago
The goal of an argumentative debate should always be to find any underlying fallacies or faulty premises, not to destroy the other side
b5736265919has quoted2 years ago
Everyone is a bit of a conspiracy theorist at heart. People love the idea that broad organizations are what is keeping them from achieving their goals, instead of their own flaws and mistakes. This is because humans developed pattern-recognition traits as an evolutionary tool to aid in survival;
b5736265919has quoted2 years ago
However, history is full of strange events—this is how the world works. There are coincidences all the time! This is part of something called "the law of large numbers," where the number of events and circumstances happening in the world every day is so large that strange things are bound to happen.
b3861956993has quoted2 years ago
As a species, we feel a deep psychological need for meaning in our lives.
b3861956993has quoted2 years ago
There is another type of intelligence called "emotional intelligence." This is where you're aware of your emotions, know what they are, and are able to control them enough that you can actually use them to help you solve problems. This means that you can healthily process your own emotions and understand and empathize with other people.
b0887930211has quoted2 years ago
Having awareness of how your thoughts work is the first step toward developing critical thinking skills.