Are You A Critical Thinker?
Jul 02, 2020
"You like her...until you don't..."
That's what I told one of my clients recently about her relationship with her supervisor. She's had different supervisors, and everything starts off great with each one...then it deteriorates into complaining about how bad the supervisor is. What I tried to help my client understand is that the common denominator in each case isn't the supervisor...it's her!
We can't win in life without critical thinking.
Do you have an open mind? Or do you dig your heels in and hold your beliefs without challenging them?
How about healthy skepticism? Do you take everything like a large-mouth bass or catfish swallows the whole hook?
Intellectual humility...is that something you cultivate? Or are you convinced that you alone hold court and know it all?
Are you a free thinker? Or are you prone to groupthink and just go with the crowd instead of thinking for yourself?
Do you have a deep desire (motivation) for Truth? Or you're alright having others tell you what the Truth is without you doing the hard work of discovery on your own?
PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGIST'S TIP: Nothing does more damage to our personal and professional performance than INTELLECTUAL LAZINESS. When we abdicate responsibility and let others dictate and drive our understanding, we're worse than sheep...we're willing participants to the destruction of our own souls. Shun laziness! Choose life and critical thinking.
© 2020, Dr. Kozhi Sidney Makai. No part of this blog post may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system without the written consent of the copyright holder.
© 2020, Dr. Kozhi Sidney Makai. No part of this blog post may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system without the written consent of the copyright holder.
