• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Global Cognition

Global Cognition

  • Home
  • Book
  • Publications
  • Blog
  • Research
  • About
    • GC
    • Winston Sieck
    • Louise Rasmussen
  • Contact

Thinking and Deciding

Our world is increasingly complex and demanding. It’s not enough to rely on simple rules-of-thumb to navigate life, as they leave you vulnerable to undue influence and cognitive bias.

By building your skills for thinking and deciding, you can adopt more effective ways to reason through critical situations. In this category, we write about creative and critical thinking, as well as ways you can make better decisions.

You can read all about thinking and deciding under this topic. Here are 3 essential articles to get started:

How to Develop Your Intuitive Decision Making
Critical Thinking in Decision Making
Critical Thinking Skills: What are They and How Do I Get Them?

Dual Process Theory: Two Ways to Think and Decide

by Winston Sieck Leave a Comment updated August 12, 2020

Dual process theory describes the interactions between intuitive and deliberate thinking. Understanding these two modes of reasoning provides clues to help improve our decision making. From the workplace, to personal interactions, the ability to reason well and make good decisions can lead to … [Read more...] about Dual Process Theory: Two Ways to Think and Decide

Filed Under: Thinking & Deciding

How to Develop Your Intuitive Decision Making

by Winston Sieck 6 Comments updated July 14, 2020

Intuitive decision making by firefighter

Intuitive decision making is the way people make decisions naturally, without the use of formal tools and procedures. Some talk about intuition as happening without any thought at all. Like “trusting your gut” or “using the force” in a sixth sense kind of manner. Our quickest intuitive … [Read more...] about How to Develop Your Intuitive Decision Making

Filed Under: GC Science, Learning Science, Popular, Thinking & Deciding

Critical Thinking in Everyday Life

by Winston Sieck 2 Comments updated July 14, 2020

critical thinking in everyday life

Have you ever been listening to one of your teacher's lessons and thought that it had no relevance to your own life? You're not alone. Just about every student has felt the same way. Sure, you use critical thinking skills in the classroom to solve word problems in math, write essays in … [Read more...] about Critical Thinking in Everyday Life

Filed Under: Popular, Thinking & Deciding

Want a Deep Understanding? First, Know How Little You Know

by Winston Sieck 3 Comments updated July 14, 2020

Avoid shallow water to achieve deep understanding

It's natural to feel we have a deep understanding of the world. Unfortunately, we most often don't. On the whole, we tend to think we understand how things work in much more detail than we actually do. Scientists continue to show us just how complex the world really is. And the devices we … [Read more...] about Want a Deep Understanding? First, Know How Little You Know

Filed Under: Learning Skills, Thinking & Deciding

Teaching Kids to Program Computers

by Winston Sieck 3 Comments updated July 30, 2020

teaching kids to program computers

As we propel headlong into the 21st century, there is increasing interest in teaching kids to program computers. A few schools have been teaching kids to program for decades. Others are seeking ways to include it now. Yet, programming has often been treated as a specialized technical skill. It … [Read more...] about Teaching Kids to Program Computers

Filed Under: Learning Science, Thinking & Deciding Tagged With: Parenting Teens

Critical Thinking Skills: What are They and How Do I Get Them?

by Winston Sieck 11 Comments updated July 14, 2020

critical thinking skills

Critical thinking is often touted as a superior way to confront the issues one faces. But what is critical thinking, really? How is it done?   Can anyone do it, or are Spock-like mental abilities required? Critical thinking is sometimes talked about as a near-mystical skill that … [Read more...] about Critical Thinking Skills: What are They and How Do I Get Them?

Filed Under: Learning Science, Popular, Thinking & Deciding

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Go to page 4
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Global Cognition writes about ways to think critically and make better decisions under the Thinking & Deciding topic

Thinking & Deciding

You might also like:

Argument Skills

Argument Skills and How to Teach Them

Concept maps

3 Ways Concept Maps Help You Learn

Evaluating sources for web learning

Evaluating Sources: Know What’s Credible on the Web

critical thinking in decision making

Critical Thinking in Decision Making

More Posts from Thinking & Deciding

Click below to check out Save Your Ammo

Footer

Global Cognition

  • Home
  • About GC
  • Save Your Ammo
  • Publications

GC Blog Topics

  • Culture & Communication
  • Thinking & Deciding
  • Learning Skills
  • Learning Science

Online Courses

  • Thinker Academy
  • Study Skills Course
  • For Parents
  • For Teachers

Copyright © 2011- 2021 · Global Cognition LLC | Privacy Policy · Earnings Disclosure · Terms of Service