DECISION MAKING
Here Are Three Ways To Easily Become A Better Critical Thinker
The foundation that any serious thinker needs
We are suffocated by information overload and held hostage by people’s opinions, being a critical thinker is the only way to freedom.
Helen Bouygues, a former partner at McKinsey & Company, has helped transform more than 25 firms. Over the course of a twenty-year career, she has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in capital and renegotiated billions of dollars in debt. So it’s safe to say she knows a thing or two about critical thinking.
After listening to a podcast Helen did on the subject, it inspired this three-part guide on how to develop critical thinking skills.
1. Understanding Knowledge vs. Having Access to Information
The most common misconception we have is how much we think we know about a given topic. For the first time in human history, we can access all the wisdom of the world with our thumbs.
But with this instant access, somewhere down the line, we’ve confused this accessibility with our own understanding of the topic.
In fact, this paradox is backed up by studies showing that people quickly attribute…
