Effectiveness of Thinking and Reading Critically
Personal changes through this work
Q1 How have you changed as a critical thinker?
As a scholar, clarity is a critical intellectual standard since it enables an audience to effectively grasp the intended message. Similarly, logic is a crucial intellectual aspect as it enables an individual to stay relevant and save on time. As a critical thinker, I have improved in terms of what content I find relevant and how it affects me and those around me (Burton et al., 2017). Initially, I was more of a selfish critical thinker as I inclined my thinking towards satisfying my quite ego. Nonetheless, this trend was primarily influenced by the fact that I was more of a naïve thinker. I have come to better my critical thinking skills since I believe knowledge is power, enabling me to be a fair-minded thinker. Therefore, I can apply clarity and sensibility in my critical thinking, and I turn to balance between my quite ego.
Q2 How have you changed as a critical reader?
Being a critical reader has not been a comfortable journey for me. Nonetheless, I have learned to survey what I intend to uncover before commencing to read to avoid being a slave to my quiet ego. Additionally, I question every aspect I find to understand the concept more in-depth (Anderson &Gustavason, 2016). Reading actively has also been a critical aspect of improvement in my critical thinking journey by reading the profound intended message from any piece of writing, such as Philosophy related or even those inclined to understand human behavior.
Gains through this work
Through this article, I have always learned to remain objective even when subjected to threatening situations that may invoke my defensive character. Nonetheless, to maintain objectivity, I have to internalize any thoughts before relaying a subsequent response, thus not escalating instances to higher levels.
Critical thinking and application to life
Q3 What are your overall thoughts and impressions about the process of critical thinking/reading and how it applies to your academic, personal, and or career life?
Thinking or reading critically is a very fundamental skill any individual would desire at any level of life. It enables one to always reason beyond the obvious hence coming up informed and relevant facts in remaining objective free from interference by the quite ego (Anderson &Gustavason, 2016). Nonetheless, time is always essential, and thinking and reading critically help a person economize on this scarce and outstandingly precious resource. More importantly, it will help me in my academic and career life relating to others and always coming up with practical solutions to daily challenges. Critical behavior is basically intertwined towards success in any endeavor and always remaining relevant and in context hence relating well to others and the environment.
Differences going forward due to learning.
Conflicts are unavoidable in the day to day routine activities. Nonetheless, by taking time to internalize the situation and deeply analyze facts, I can come up with mitigating factors that do not involve more trouble. Henceforth, critical reading will enable me to draw the writer’s intended meaning even in a secret language (Cohen & Sherman, 2014). The typical healthy relationship would do better when all parties involved learn to respect and consider the other. This would influence their decisions and actions. Similarly, in my career in the future, critical thinking will help me be a better leader, hence engaging successfully with any workplace stakeholders.
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