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Critical Thinking: A Comprehensive Beginner's Guide to Rational Analysis & Creative Problem Solving
Raise your hand if you've ever shopped online, made a financial decision, or pondered taking a job offer.What do all these have in common? They all require critical thinking.
From deciding how to spend your money to where you want to work, you'd be surprised how often critical thinking is needed to make choices that pay off.
While you could make these decisions without critical thinking, you'll be left with regrets if you let emotions, biases, and impulses run the show.
But when you apply critical thinking, you're empowered to properly assess your situation and make choices that benefit you and those around you.
In addition, critical thinking is essential for digital literacy. Instead of scrolling through your news feed stressed and confused, you can easily evaluate facts and arguments.
Inside Critical Thinking, discover more about why it's important, how it plays out in everyday life, and how it can level up your decision-making and communication Real-life examples and case studies that illustrate critical thinking's practical value.Fundamentals of critical thinking and what makes it different than other thought processes.Skills to practice (like observation) and pitfalls to avoid (like biases and fallacies).Balancing emotions with logic to develop emotional intelligence and avoid emotional hijacking.How to apply critical thinking to problem-solving, decision-making, and communication in personal and professional environments.Tips on overcoming information overload, such as critical evaluation of sources, techniques for managing information, and digital literacy.Exercises, like reflection prompts and thought experiments, that apply what you've learned.The bottom line is that critical thinking can improve just about every part of your life.
With critical thinking, you have the tools to take the power away from a problem and give it back to yourself. After all, it's more about how you handle a situation than the issue itself.
Critical thinking doesn't rely on talent or natural ability. Even if you have doubts about your communication and decision-making skills, critical thinking levels the playing field. Anyone can do it, and it's never too late to start!
If you're ready to tackle problems more easily, think more clearly, and make better choices, don't wait to pick up a copy of Critical Thinking.
From deciding how to spend your money to where you want to work, you'd be surprised how often critical thinking is needed to make choices that pay off.
While you could make these decisions without critical thinking, you'll be left with regrets if you let emotions, biases, and impulses run the show.
But when you apply critical thinking, you're empowered to properly assess your situation and make choices that benefit you and those around you.
In addition, critical thinking is essential for digital literacy. Instead of scrolling through your news feed stressed and confused, you can easily evaluate facts and arguments.
Inside Critical Thinking, discover more about why it's important, how it plays out in everyday life, and how it can level up your decision-making and communication Real-life examples and case studies that illustrate critical thinking's practical value.Fundamentals of critical thinking and what makes it different than other thought processes.Skills to practice (like observation) and pitfalls to avoid (like biases and fallacies).Balancing emotions with logic to develop emotional intelligence and avoid emotional hijacking.How to apply critical thinking to problem-solving, decision-making, and communication in personal and professional environments.Tips on overcoming information overload, such as critical evaluation of sources, techniques for managing information, and digital literacy.Exercises, like reflection prompts and thought experiments, that apply what you've learned.The bottom line is that critical thinking can improve just about every part of your life.
With critical thinking, you have the tools to take the power away from a problem and give it back to yourself. After all, it's more about how you handle a situation than the issue itself.
Critical thinking doesn't rely on talent or natural ability. Even if you have doubts about your communication and decision-making skills, critical thinking levels the playing field. Anyone can do it, and it's never too late to start!
If you're ready to tackle problems more easily, think more clearly, and make better choices, don't wait to pick up a copy of Critical Thinking.
196 pages, Paperback
Published May 14, 2024
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About the author
Kevin Brown
180 books9 followersKevin Brown recently won the Permafrost Literary Journal's Midnight Sun Fiction Contest, the Touchstone Fiction Competition, and placed third in the Cadenza Fiction Contest. He has published work in GUD, Space & Time, Murky Depths, Morpheus Tales, sub-TERRAIN, Rosebud, and Underground Voices. His website is: http://www.invisiblebodies.com
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
February 3, 2025
Very comprehensive and I like the case studies.
At first, I found the book a bit dry, but that changed once I got to the case studies. The real-world examples, like Netflix, Apollo 11, and Coca-Cola, really brought the concepts to life and made them easier to understand and remember the concepts.
The case studies effectively highlighted both successful and unsuccessful problem-solving strategies, making the content more engaging and relatable.
Overall, it’s a great resource for anyone looking to learn through practical, real-life scenarios about critical thinking
At first, I found the book a bit dry, but that changed once I got to the case studies. The real-world examples, like Netflix, Apollo 11, and Coca-Cola, really brought the concepts to life and made them easier to understand and remember the concepts.
The case studies effectively highlighted both successful and unsuccessful problem-solving strategies, making the content more engaging and relatable.
Overall, it’s a great resource for anyone looking to learn through practical, real-life scenarios about critical thinking
November 1, 2025
Seems written by AI. The publisher “Woven Brink” seems to have no online presence. The author “Kevin Brown” has had a prolific 2024!
Just a mess of concepts of techniques cribbed from other sources. The case studies are terrible, because ironically, that would require the author to apply his own critical thinking!
Having said that, it’s not unhelpful as a reference guide. Perhaps the whole thing is a test to see if you are thinking critically by accepting it is a legitimate work!
Just a mess of concepts of techniques cribbed from other sources. The case studies are terrible, because ironically, that would require the author to apply his own critical thinking!
Having said that, it’s not unhelpful as a reference guide. Perhaps the whole thing is a test to see if you are thinking critically by accepting it is a legitimate work!
June 28, 2024
fantastic resource
This book is a must-read for both teens and adults. It offers practical insights and exercises that are easy to follow and apply, making it an essential tool for anyone who wants to make wiser, well-informed decisions. Highly recommended!
This book is a must-read for both teens and adults. It offers practical insights and exercises that are easy to follow and apply, making it an essential tool for anyone who wants to make wiser, well-informed decisions. Highly recommended!
July 3, 2024
timely and relevant
A good comprehensive guideline to the thought processes of good and concise problem solving. I especially appreciated the chapter on collaboration to gain other perspective and insight. Well done!
A good comprehensive guideline to the thought processes of good and concise problem solving. I especially appreciated the chapter on collaboration to gain other perspective and insight. Well done!
January 11, 2025
continuous learning
The book focuses on effective learning and developing critical thinking skills. The ability to solve problems and analysing problems critically are one of the cornerstones of this book.
The book focuses on effective learning and developing critical thinking skills. The ability to solve problems and analysing problems critically are one of the cornerstones of this book.
April 21, 2025
Covers the bases, but repetitive
Brown covers the topics comprehensively, but it reads like it was written in a rush. It's poor structure leads to too much repetition. Too many bullet points and not enough narrative. And the case studies are really weak.
Brown covers the topics comprehensively, but it reads like it was written in a rush. It's poor structure leads to too much repetition. Too many bullet points and not enough narrative. And the case studies are really weak.
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