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I’d rather write than talk. Nobody interrupts! Posting monthly or less now--see below. |
My original purpose for this blog, which I started in August of 2019, was to see if I could maintain consistency, to discover what I want to write about, and to find my writing voice. In January, I started a "niche-less" blog at Wordpress.com where I've published weekly. -- Kit’s Kontemplations  . -- I'm preparing to start a Catholic blog on Wordpress.com where I'll post weekly, and another site to put the rest of my writing. I also want to spend more time reading other blogs and offering thoughtful comments, both here on WDC and elsewhere. At most, I will publish once a month at no set time in this blog starting in September of 2020. Thank you to those who have read and rated any posts on this blog. I really appreciate it. I did NOT want to write “about” me on this blog. I wanted to share my interests, discoveries and maybe a few useful insights. If anything I've written helps even one person, whether or not they respond to the post, then this blog has been successful. |
| Do you know someone who was taken in by a scam? Have you ever purchased a more expensive item than you originally wanted after listening to a skilled salesperson? Have you ever listened to a debate on a topic you didn’t know much about and ended up more uncertain about your opinion on the issue than you were before the debate? Thinking clearly is not a skill we’re born with. We need to learn it. Few of us were taught in school how to do it. I was in school during the 60s and 70s. We learned how to pack information in our heads and spill it out on paper during exams. Some of it I still remember but much of it has been lost for lack of relevance. Though hardly an exhaustive list, the characteristics of critical thinking include the ability to:  perform objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment think clearly and rationally about what to do or what to believe, including reflective and independent thinking think in an organized and rational manner in order to understand connections between ideas and/or facts verify assumptions utilizing available, tangible, and verifiable data and facts solve problems, formulate inferences, calculate scenarios, and make well-informed strategic decisions.Having this skill would help us to: *asterick* advance our career by qualifying for a higher-level position *asterick* process the massive amount of information available to us *asterick* recognize contradicting claims, unintended fallacies or outright deception *asterick* increase our creative ability by teaching us to question our assumptions *asterick* understand and assess a situation based on all available information *asterick* help us recognize and avoid or even report scams *asterick* improve our conflict resolution skills *asterick* form more well-informed opinions *asterick* enable us to work smarter instead of working harder *asterick* make wiser decisions I want to learn to think critically. I believe it is both a valuable and vitally important skill. Looking at the above definitions and considering the effort it would take to learn this skill at my age (60+), I feel rather overwhelmed. If I make the effort, I’ll gain some skill. I’ll never be as proficient as I would have been had I been fortunate enough to start this in my teen years, but a little skill is better than none. Did you gain any of the critical thinking abilities during your school years? Did you carry any of it with you into your adult life? If not, are you at all motivated to attain these skills now? Sources: —https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/critical_thinking —https://philosophy.hku.hk/think/critical/ct.php —https://zety.com/blog/critical-thinking-skills — https://www.openminds.com/next-generation-forum/blog/value-critical-thinking-ski... —https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/critical-thinking-skills... —https://www.wabisabilearning.com/blog/critical-thinking-benefits Monique from Ottawa, Canada No matter what, WRITE! |
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Yes, I know some people do that but I'm a creative writer not a journalist. Poetry sells ... but it's a money-maker for only a few. I write A LOT. Almost 180 pieces since Spring equinox. My goal is 300-400 per year. One year I went over 1,000. I need to do more editing, polishing, sharing, submitting. Writer's block? Who has time for that? I don't.