CRITICAL THOUGHTS on critical thinking.

If you use an incorrect assumption when you evaluate something, your final conclusion may be flawed. If you allow your emotions to cloud your analysis, you risk making a biased decision. If you don't have all the facts, you may miss the best solution. And if you unthinkingly accept what you hear or read from other people, you risk being manipulated.

That's where critical thinking comes in.

Critical thinking is the discipline of rigorously and skillfully using information, experience, observation and reasoning to guide your decisions, actions and beliefs.

Sounds good, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, my experience leads me to conclude that critical thinking skills lead to navel gazing skills. Why not give common sense a try?