Eight Elements Of Reasoning In Hindsight

Exploring the Eight Elements of Reasoning – in Hindsight Critical thinking is an attribute which should have been thought along with my ABC’s and 123’s. In hindsight, if I understood my thinking process I could have spared myself a lot of grief, missed opportunities, and bad decisions. I still may have ended up where I am at this exact moment in time; however in remembrance, I thought process and how I make decisions would be grossly impacted utilizing critical thinking instead of feelings, by biases and my unreliable source of luck. When it comes to my interactions with the opposite sex and relationships I’ve gathered a lot of experiences and knowledge. There is one relationship decision, which will forever be branded in my mind of simply …show more content…
She was funny and very attractive. I’d always set a personal rule to not ever date any of my sister’s friends; however this friend was different. She seemed more mature than my sister and we had a lot in common. Did I mention how attractive she was? I wanted to have a good time during the summer before I left for college. I did enjoy hanging out with the fellas; however spending time with Kelly brought a different type of pleasure during my leisure time. I did not intend to bring this relationship with me when I started college in the fall. I wanted a carefree, no strings attached, casual relationship for the summer. I made so many mistakes throughout this brief relationship due to making decisions without thinking but using unreliable tools such as my feelings and ego. If I had used Nosich’s elements of reasoning; my approach, experiences and outcome from this relationship may have been more …show more content…
My wants and needs catalyst to dive head first into a relationship which I had reservations about initially. When I was considering my relationship with my sister’s best friend, my point of view was that it was easier to lie about my intentions versus being upfront and honest about my intentions for the relationship. I allowed my male ego to become the conductor on that relationship train wreck; which had a lasting impact for all involved. If I had considered Kelly’s point of view of being charmed and romanced by an upcoming college freshmen who she can possibly have a future. After all, most people commit to a relationship if they saw a future with the other person. If I had contemplated my sister’s point of view of not wanting to caught in the middle of the problems in my relationship with Kelly. Considering my sister’s stance when she had to lie to Kelly about my where about because after all, I was her brother