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CT Primer
An overview of critical thinking to give you the essentials
Wishful Thinking vs. Cynical Thinking: Which is Better?
Let’s first start by defining Wishful vs. Cynical Thinking. Wishful Thinking (according to Wikipedia) is the formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to evidence, rationality or reality. Cynical Thinking (which is NOT the same thing as Critical Thinking) is thinking that is predisposed to doubt and lack of [...]
Preparing for the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Assessment
Are you scheduled to take the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal assessment for training or selection and looking for a practice test? Then I have bad news for you. Because the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal assessment is the most widely known assessment for measuring critical thinking skills and is most often used to select employees, therefore you will [...]
New Year’s Resolution: Think Better
Did you just read that title and groan? Why do so many of us find talk of New Year’s resolutions so loathsome? Perhaps it’s because so often New Year’s resolutions are made over and over again (meaning we didn’t really commit to them in previous years). How many years in a row have you made [...]
What Gets Me Thinking: What Has the Web Done With My Job!?
Just 20 years ago, desktop publishing was a hot career skill, salespeople looked up prospects in the yellow pages, and financial advisors had market information that you and I didn’t. A lot has changed since then – about markets and our jobs! Ask a friend if they know any good marketing people and they might [...]
The Day I Said “I Love You” to a Starbucks Barista
For the past week I’ve been doing some very necessary, but non-stimulating work tasks. I’ve been searching for HR organizations and building spreadsheets with contact names, phone numbers, websites, email addresses, Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, etc (by the way, did you know there are more than 750 regional chapters of SHRM, ASTD, and OD Network?). [...]
Can Social Media in the Classroom Encourage Critical Thinking?
Guest Post by Patty Duggan When you hear the phrase, “social media,” what images come to mind? Teens posting a Facebook status about their latest break-up? Celebrities tweeting about their every move? Blogs containing everything from stupid pet photos to video game cheats to yet another person’s round-the-world trip?? Many people see social media as [...]
What’s Your “What Was I Thinking?” Moment?
Everyone has one. One of those moments where you look back and ask yourself “What was I thinking?” Perhaps it was the guy you dated despite the protests from your friends and family. It could be the job change you made thinking that the money would make it worth the soul-crushing work. Or the jumbo [...]
Can 5 Minutes Make a Difference?
What can you do in 5 minutes? Brush your teeth? Beat a level of Angry Birds? Check your email? Check your klout score? Flip through the channels? Check on your Fantasy Football team? Sure. You could do all of those things. But are any of those really important? Is it possible to do anything really [...]
How Often Do You Live in Auto-Pilot?
When we are in familiar settings, the brain often becomes comfortable and can shift into mental auto-pilot. While this energy saving technique is often helpful, we should be careful to realize that during this time we are not thinking critically. Actually, we aren’t thinking at all. So often we fail to improve our standard processes [...]
The Trick Interview Question
Trick interview questions say more about the interviewer than it does about the candidate’s answer, but I found this Dilbert comic worth sharing!