Critical Thinking

Critical thinking is one of the most important skills we can perfect to help us in our adult life. Without critical thinking, there would almost certainly be poor decisions being made all around the world. Based on our current credit card crisis, I would assume that many people in America struggle with critical thinking.

In the article, Looking To The Future With a Critical Eye: A Message for High School Graduation," they talked for a couple pages on all the decisions that should go in on buying a car. You could ask yourself what kind of car you want to buy, but you would be better off asking yourself what kind of car you should by. Based on the price of gas, gas mileage may be a factor worth considering. The overall saftey, price, or even look of the car may come into play.

With critical thinking you are able to prioritize the importance of each small decision it takes to make a big decision, which will surely lead you to a better choice. With the average American household debt being a couple thousand dollars, it makes you wonder if people have lost this skill somewhere along the line. It would seem that people have been living outside of their means, which is probably a result of poor decision making.

Without critical thinking the world would be much like it is today. People driving around in cars they can't afford, with debt they can't pay off. If everybody would take the time to learn some basic critical thinking and decision making skills, America might not in as much economic trouble as it currently is.