Importance of Critical Thinking: a Reflection on Its Impact
Encouraging people to improve their mindset and think deeper will help them better themselves as people and individuals. Developing a good mindset may be hard to achieve but will be worth it in the end, according to philosopher Minke Tromp. Changing mindsets can affect people personally, and the people around them. Success may follow an improved mindset and better critical thinking. The process of critical thinking include reflection, for this essay we will review the following article about people mindsets and why it's important to change them.
Reflection of the Article
People do not look into the depth of why they have done certain activities. All of the things humans do begin with the process of thinking. Thinking makes people who they are and controls their decision-making, which is responsible for them making poor choices. In society today, it is hard for people to understand whether they feel good due to actual success or due to the adrenaline rush pushing them forward. For people to be able to improve their thinking, they need to develop an open mind and break their bad thinking patterns, such as letting themselves be trapped in their own minds. Improvements in thinking will come with practice and sometimes can be grueling. The objective for people is to be able to overcome the obstacles and deal with the discomfort they face everyday. If people go into an activity they are uncomfortable with they can either choose between more discomfort or a realization of reality. The outcome is all based on the people as individuals, rather than a whole.
Some people think they know what they want, until they are asked that question. A main part of people figuring out who they are is based on realizing what they want first. The things in life that make people energized and want to keep going are the things they truly desire. People do not go after ideas they do not want or that drain them. Of course, people do not always have to have a surplus of energy, but when they talk about something and it gives them energy, that topic
is a want. When people know their desires and wants they are able to further pursue those and gain further knowledge about themselves. Most of the time, the things that make certain people happy are the activities that they perform well. Knowing desires is important because it will lead to people finding their freedom and realizing what they need to do more of. Positive freedom describes the devotion one has to an activity that can be achieved but it is self-driven. People should want to drive themselves to freedom of the mind so they can feel more at ease and to understand their thoughts.
Impact on the Society
Changing mindsets can affect how well people perform at a job or in certain social events. Changing how society perceives a specific profession or practice is one of the biggest challenges in changing mindsets. Society as a whole is based off of overviews rather than observing the real depth in thinking. Students, learners, workers and just regular citizens can all go above their requirements by opening their minds to be able to accept criticism and apply knowledge to their problems. Most people worry about their future and getting a job and by figuring out their true wants, they can pursue these goals. Thinking starts with the ambition and want to learn new information with the attempt to improve mindset. A person’s willingness to better themself determines the likeliness of a more healthful living. If everyone would focus on improving their mindsets and achieving their goals, society overall would be stronger. Seeing someone with a positive mindset may influence someone else to improve theirs. There are similarities between habit and mindset which can predict if a person will pursue something or not. If a person is set on not giving up smoking, it is highly unlikely that they will break the habit because the habit was easily formed yet difficult to break. Habits can be changed through a good mindset and motivation due to most people being driven by rewards. Thinking impacts society because it effects how different people think, react, and feel. Thinking controls the responses to certain situations and the will people have to do certain activities.
Thinking positively based on favorable outcomes has been difficult for certain individuals to makes decisions based on the consideration of other people’s perspectives and feelings. With the influence of a positive person, however, an individual’s mindset may be easier to change. When surrounded by positive influences, this person is more likely to develop this mindset themself. By placing themselves around people who encourage them to be their best selves, these individuals may perform better and help other people the same way. This applies greatly to team and group situations. If someone with a negative mindset is part of a team but the rest of the team has good mindsets, the person may start acting like the rest of the team. Choosing friends and influences is a big factor on the likeliness of developing a strong mindset. People around an individual help make that person who they are.
Conclusion
People who change their mindset to be positive will produce better outcomes by thinking critically. People need to know their desires and wants to continue striving for what they want and becoming overall better people. Society as a whole is affected by thinking because each person has different strengths and weaknesses when based on how information is processed. Better mindsets can lead to better rewards and less stressful lives. Many lives can be improved by influencing the use of deeper thinking on people who lack the ambition otherwise.
