Knowledge Must be Used “Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.” Anton Chekhov Tweet Listen to the Episode I have said before, having knowledge without sharing is meaningless. I have also said knowledge is not only personable but actionable. Chekhov reiterates this with his quote. We must put our knowledge into…
Law of Non-Contradiction The law of non-contradiction is a fundemental law, which can be used in our daily lives. This law can provide truth, regardless of physical objects, philosophy, religion, or action. I wanted to share this law, in hopes to provide another tool for your critical thinking skills. Before we jump in the Law…
Recently had a dream, and oddly it involved critical thinking skills along with critical thinking questions. I was in a classroom and posed a question to the class and teacher. The scenario involved individual choices, due to the class discussing ramifications on choice. One student became ill due to an action involving poor choices. I…
Since critical thinking is a mindset, you must always step back, and re-center. Once you remove emotion away from the situation, you can follow this exercise toward Critical Thinking. The following questions should be asked after we step back and remove our emotional bond. Who said it? What did they say? Where did they say…
Full disclosure, I admire Jordan Peterson. When I saw a short video of him discussing critical thinking, of course, I had to see what was said. Per Jordan, the message was quick, concise, and on point in how to learn critically thinking. However, it wasn’t what I expected. Best way to learn critical thinking? Let…
Writing is a means to learn critical thinkging? Catching a video involving critical thinking with Jordan Peterson was a good find. Within the video, he conveys the best method to learn critical thinking is to have strong writing skills. I was immediately interested. Per Jordan, to learn critical thinking, teach your kids how to write….
I have been conveying my observation in the loss of critical thinking, involving the youth. I recently found an article that supports that claim. We see the downfall of self-reflection, deep learning, critical thinking, it is nice to provide accurate backing to support those claims. The article, written in 2018, conveys the kids desire to…
Reading Nir Eyal book, #Indistractible , the term proximate causes is discussed in chapter three. By definition, proximate cause is “an event which is closest to, or immediately responsible for causing, some observed result.” This is also known as a distal (away from the center/outer part) cause. In other words, it is observed and at first…
Education should be one of the core’s of our lives. By definition, education is the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction. This is done through schools or universities. However, this provision extends beyond these institutions. If one thinks about it, we receive education through entertainment, social interactions with others, and through personal research. One…
Logic is of the Stoic mindset, and a high regard involving critical thinking. However, errors in logic are called fallacies, and can damage one’s respective view and argument. Check out my posts ‘What is Critical Thinking‘ and ‘Critical Thinking.’ More sinister logic fallacies are at times purposedly used as reasonable statements. These purposeful fallacies are…
