Thinking is really just about asking ourselves then answering a series of questions to help us make a good decision. Critical thinking is quite simply asking ourselves a much larger and more difficult set of questions then answering them from a larger base of knowledge. All done typically very quickly. If you want to teach someone else how to think like you do you start by organising your inner dialog into a series of questions that you can ask them. As you ask them the questions and they struggle to answer you are building their skills. As they come up with different answers than you would have it is important to ask why. It will typically be one of several reasons: 1. The questions or sequencing needs to be adjusted. 2. They are missing some experience or knowledge to answer the question the way you would. Identify what’s missing and teach. 3. They are not making the connections between the question and knowledge they have quick enough. Help them see the connection and continue exercising. Do this over and over daily. You will get better at coaching and they will get better at learning. Critical Thinking Book: https://dbmgt.co/2HmHuvB
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