Using effective reasoning to organize your thoughts

First of all, you may all wonder where all of the highly "brain stimulating" posts are derived from. Yes??? I have to toot on my own horn for a moment for this explanation. After almost ten years, I am back in college again. A senior at that!! I am studying in pursuit of my BS in Legal Studies with the full intent of attending Law School here in Charleston within the next two years. The class that I am currently taking is just so fascinating and amazingly time appropriate for where my incredible husband Joe and I are at in our professional lives. I have already learned so much in regards to thinking and the importance of positivity and clear goal setting. I want to share with all of you the mastery of thought training. You will find this to be the most important thing you will ever do, and it just may change your life.

Ok, so back to the lesson at hand. This week, I discovered that the tools of Critical Thinking are crucial to the organization of your life. What exactly does it all mean? We all have thoughts racing through our minds at a constant speed. But when you leave the thinking to run its own course, it can become biased or even distorted. Ironically, the entire basis and quality of our life is structured around our minds and our thoughts. Shouldn't controlling your mind be at the very top of your priority list?

Here is a quick checklist for reasoning your thoughts:

1- All reasoning has a purpose; state it clearly and be realistic

2- All reasoning is an attempt at solving a problem; think of this as a mathematical problem and break it into manageable sections and sub-questions

3- All reasoning is based on assumptions; are they justifiable?

4- Identify your point of view and try to look at others as well

5- search for opposing information as well as supporting information

6- draw your conclusion and state the consequences; pros and cons

Seems like alot of steps for just one problem, right? Sure, but anything that is worth anything requires a bit of work, right? The point of doing this consistently is that it trains your brain to think logically and not impulsively. Soon, it will become automatic and you will see amazing results!!

If you have any questions at all, please feel free to reply and I will be happy to answer