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I Disagree So That Makes You an Idiot
I follow a lot of brilliant bloggers who write compelling content and stimulate fascinating discussions. One of those people is Laurie Ruettimann who writes at http://thecynicalgirl.com. But what happens when someone disagrees with the perspective of a blogger? Sometimes there are valuable learning experiences for everyone involved, but often it looks like this: This outrageous comment [...]
New Year’s Resolution: Think Better
Did you just read that title and groan? Why do so many of us find talk of New Year’s resolutions so loathsome? Perhaps it’s because so often New Year’s resolutions are made over and over again (meaning we didn’t really commit to them in previous years). How many years in a row have you made [...]
What Happens When No One is Watching? Answer: Nothing Good
It’s Christmas eve, and if you celebrate Christmas, then I really hope you have all of your shopping done. I waited until last night to do my shopping and it was BRUTAL. On 3 separate occasions I heard mothers screaming at their children saying “Santa is watching and he’s not going to bring you any [...]
Now You’re Thinking with Heather Ishikawa on DriveThruHR
In case you missed the last 2 BlogTalkRadio interviews by John Maketa and Heather Ishikawa (co-authors of Now You’re Thinking), then be sure to listen to DriveThruHR today (Dec 23rd) at Noon CT. Heather Ishikawa will be chatting live with DriveThruHR hosts Bryan Wempen and William Tincup about the value of critical thinking in the [...]
Best Critical Thinking Posts of 2011
We wrote 149 posts on this blog about critical thinking in 2011. We’ve covered everything from Devil’s Advocates to eating walnuts. We’ve analyzed decisions by Southwest Airlines, Zappos, Panera, Lebron James and many others. We’ve even covered the latest books and assessments on critical thinking. With only 10 days left in 2011, we thought it [...]
What is the Cost of Poor Critical Thinking?
Each year around this time HR pros write blog posts about the real cost of a bad hire (meaning someone who is ineffective or even destructive to the organization). The latest statistic I read was covered by Lance Haun at TLNT.com. In his post, Lance talks about the meaning behind the numbers in an [...]
A little magic can improve your critical thinking
Guest Post by Heather Ishikawa- author of Now You’re Thinking. This weekend I had the pleasure of attending a magic show by the magician Alex Ramon (www.alexramonmagic.com). During the entertaining show, he joked about how most people expect to be tricked by magicians. Therefore, they don’t naturally trust everything that the magician says or does. [...]
The Critical Thinking – Credit Score Link
Can you predict anything about a person’s critical thinking ability based on their credit score? According to a new study, researchers have found that individuals with lower credit scores have a greater need for immediate gratification which impacts decision making. This isn’t really shocking, though, right? I’m generalizing significantly here, but it isn’t a surprise [...]
Beware of Creative Thinkers
Everyone loves a creative thinker, right? Sure they tend to be great problem solvers and excel at handling difficult tasks, but what is the downside to hiring a creative thinker? It turns out that creative thinkers are better at cheating than people less skilled in creative thinking. It appears that creative thinkers have a [...]
Night Owls Win the Intelligence Battle!
Benjamin Franklin may have believed that “early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” but it appears he was wrong. At least that’s what researchers who have investigated the correlation between intelligence and circadian type (morning person or night owl). It appears that those who label themselves as night owls [...]