by Ray Newman, radio and television commentator, attorney, educator, author

Friday, August 20, 2010

THINKRIGHT

Humans have a unique type of brain. It can:



Ask questions

Seek answers

Contemplate the world

Determine what is true and what isn't

Learn

Make decisions

Choose a course of action

Make judgments

Question itself

Make long term plans

Wonder

Create new ideas, new things

Turn itself on or of



We call all of that Thinking, and it is what distinguishes humans from all other living things and everything else that exists. It is, I believe, at the root of all of man's successes and progress through the ages, and for all his failures and despairs.



This is the first in a series of posts on Thinking. When you have read them, you will know why I said "I believe" in the preceding paragraph and not "I know".



This series will look at:



Why do people have to think?

What type of Thinking is Good Thinking?

What are the benefits of Good Thinking in your day to day life?

What are the common errors people make in their Thinking?

Why do some people choose not to think?

What are the penalties of poor Thinking or of not Thinking at all?

Are you a Good Thinker?



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