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    Master Critical Thinking
    Master Critical Thinking
    Master Critical Thinking
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    Master Critical Thinking

    By Henrik Rodgers

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    Avoid Sloppy Thinking, Do Thorough Analysis, Improve Your Logic and Arguments and Make Smarter Decisions

    If you've often struggled in developing deeper thinking and analytical skills; If you're guilty of making decisions based on your gut and regretted later, if you have always wondered if there is some easy to learn step-by-step framework to master critical thinking, then keep reading!

    Yes, you are about to uncover the secrets of how intelligent thinkers develop this important cognitive skills called Critical Thinking.

    Presenting Master Critical Thinking, a complete recipe revealing all the major ingredients to master critical thinking; avoiding committing mistakes, improving problem-solving skills and thus making effective decisions.

    In Master Critical Thinking, you'll learn:

    • Why you always had tough time with critical thinking?
    • How to master logical fallacies to avoid making wrong arguments and thus bad decisions.
    • Discover how to approach problems with scientific approach through multilevel perspective.
    • Learn 3-step formula to  develop open-minded thinking
    • Revive the art of childlike curiosity through 6-step process of cultivating curiosity- a sine-qua-non for critical thinking.
    • Uncover 6 quick tips to not get derailed by your touchy feely emotions and rather make logical arguments.
    • Why and how you should go beneath the surface level of every problem before jumping to any conclusions.
    • How to stop and take time to reflect on plethora of information to improve your decision making skills
    • How to overcome negative self-talk and beat the negative thoughts
    • Improve your listening skill that will help you to get problem solved faster.
    • and many more effective critical thinking tips and tactics.

    You'll find many critical thinking books for adults out there, but this book focuses on simplicity and step-by-step approach to learn critical thinking skills and put your brain on fire

    Whether you're a rationale male or an emotional female or vice-versa, the self-learning approach of this book will equip you with a right framework and effective system. Thinking critically is a life-long skill that will help you become an intelligent thinker and smart decision maker.

    If you want to master critical thinking in easy to understand way, you'll find this short book filled with step-by-step process to learn and implement all the elements of critical thinking.

    Don't do any more shallow thinking. Become an Intelligent thinker

    Go To The Top Of This Page To Buy Your Copy To Start Mastering Critical Thinking Skills Today

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHenrik Rodgers
    Release dateMar 12, 2019
    ISBN9781386863922
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    • 4/5
      There is a healthy mix of abstract ideas and checklists to whet the appetite of both type of readers. Those looking for specific quick fix information and those looking for abstract ideas to flesh out the details themselves. I love the checklists, because they give me a targeted approach to start flying immediately. Thank You Henrik for the terrific book.
    • 5/5
      This book does help a lot. It provides a practical framework for critical thinking.
    • 5/5
      EXCELLENT I really loved it a ton. This guy knows what he sayings. Didn’t just write to write, he knows.
    • 4/5
      I enjoy the read, but there are a lot of typos scattered throughout. The editing on this was in need of a but of help.
    • 4/5
      Good practical guide for anyone who wants to improve their critical thinking skills. Enjoyed reading
    • 5/5
      This book is
      -suitable for beginners that wont bother reading 200+ pages just to get started on critical thinking
      -straight forward
      -combines various studies and metaphors to improve one’s understanding
      -would really recommend it,though there might be typos here and there

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    Master Critical Thinking - Henrik Rodgers

    Introduction

    Chapter 1: The Definition of Critical Thinking

    Chapter 2:  Why Do Some People Have a Tough Time with Critical Thinking?

    Chapter 3: How to Be a Critical Thinker Using These 7 Techniques

    Chapter 4:  Always Keep an Open Mind

    Chapter 5: Cultivate Your Personal Intellectual Curiosity

    Chapter 6: Be On The Lookout For Any Appeals To Emotion And Resist Them

    Chapter 7: Always Go Beneath the Surface

    Chapter 8: Always Take the Time to Stop and Reflect on Information You're Trying to Process

    Chapter 9:  Overcome Your Negative Self-Talk and Negative Thoughts

    Chapter 10:  Learn How to Listen Well

    Conclusion

    Introduction

    Iremember the first time I had enough money to buy a car. Like most other teenagers, after high school, the best car I could afford was a used one. Still, that didn't stop me from dreaming big and wanting the most automobile that I can get for every dollar that I had to spend.

    Me and my brother would go through the used car listings of many classified sites that featured cars for sale in my area. After several days of going through several selections and narrowing it all down, I had my eyes on two remaining contenders. Everything else was either too expensive or there was obviously something wrong with them.

    One model came from a line of fairly decent racing cars. This brand has often been associated with racing and sports cars. The other model was a sportier version of a fairly decent car line.

    My brother was more practical than me. He told me that I should pay close attention to the maintenance history as well as overall wear and tear of whichever car I buy. With his help, I was able to check out both cars.

    The first car, in hindsight, looked a little bit beat up. Its best years obviously were behind it. But still, I just fell in love with the fact that if I spent my hard-earned dollars with this unit, I would actually own this very famous brand.

    The other car was in better shape. It also had its maintenance records in order. Everything checked out. When we looked under the hood, it seemed that it was well maintained.

    What do you think happened next? That's right. Being a teenager, I went with my heart. I went with the sporty reputation behind the brand of the first car.

    In other words, I was not looking at facts. I let my emotions get the better of me.

    It's not like I stopped thinking. I knew what was going on. But in my head, the fact that I got to own this very special and historic automotive brand meant more than other more objective considerations.

    Fast forward six months and, you guessed it, I found myself at our local corner store mechanics garage. My car had to go to the repair shop because of wear and tear issues.

    Well, I let that slide. But soon enough, after about three months, I found myself back at the mechanic shop. And this time, I was facing $3,000 in transmission repairs.

    When I asked the mechanic if there was a chance that my car's other systems would experience trouble, he said there may be a good chance because the car, it turns out, was really badly maintained.

    At that point, I started to think critically. I wasn't thinking critically before, but the choice before me now was pretty stark.

    I spent a total of $6,000 on the car. It's going to cost $3,000 for the transmission, and there is a high probability that it's going to cost thousands of dollars more should other parts of the car go south.

    At this point, I basically decided to cut my losses and trade in the car for a brand-new unit.

    Now, don't get excited. The brand-new car was definitely less sexy and definitely did not have the kind of automotive engineering pedigree of my trade-in. Still, this was a very hard lesson learned.

    I was ready, willing and eager to trade in my youthful dreams of driving around in a car that had a very prestigious logo in exchange for something more trustworthy and dependable.

    My experience taught me that a little bit of critical thinking can definitely go a long way.

    Critical thinking involves being able to look at facts and come to hard conclusions. Often times, these conclusions don't line up with what we would like or what we would expect. Often times, they come with quite a bit of a negative or ambivalent emotion. Still, critical thinking is crucial because they help us make better informed decisions.

    Critical Thinking and the Power of Facts

    A lot of people are under the impression that when you are forming an opinion or analyzing a set of stimuli, that you are automatically thinking. The problem is, for the most part, you are just operating out of preexisting opinions.

    In other words, you already started with the conclusion and you're just trying to plug in facts that would support the conclusion that you already had. This is the mirror opposite of critical thinking.

    Critical thinking requires a certain level of personal maturity because you cannot step up to the facts with a preexisting explanation or conclusion

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