Time Management, Critical Thinking, and Our Future Careers.
In this essay I will be talking about how critical thinking and the systemization of time do, in fact, benefit my current and future career.
So how is critical thinking, “the art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to improving it” (Elder and Paul, 2010), crucial to my university studies and future career? What about time management, the organizing of time in regards to activities and work? In school and in the workforce, time management and critical thinking skills are essential to learning and are fundamental to our attainment of goals and tasks. I will be drawing on four main sources throughout this essay including Bowell and Kemp(2005), Elder and Paul (2010), and …show more content…
in any situation, be they our lives or the lives of others, there is no substitute for the ability to think logically and to detect errors in the thinking of others." (2005,p4) How many times have you found yourself having answered a question, made a hasty decision or simply just responded too quickly, without having thought about it? Avoiding making wrong choices and jumping to the wrong conclusion will save employers and other employees time, which is valued in the work and business industries. People working in management areas in particular, need critical thinking skills as it results in having balanced judgment, which in turn, paves the way for a more optimal approach to ‘doing business’. People who think critically are able to understand the task, question or argument at hand as well as determine the consequences and possibilities of the situation. In businesses today, critical thinkers are the most sought after leaders as they consider the long-term effects and perspectives as opposed to focusing on the immediate implications of their decisions.
Another notable pro of utilizing critical thinking skills is your ability to say no. If you feel like you have to or should say yes to everything people expect or ask of you, for example, you are cutting away at the time you could be using to complete other, more valuable
In this essay I will be talking about how critical thinking and the systemization of time do, in fact, benefit my current and future career.
So how is critical thinking, “the art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to improving it” (Elder and Paul, 2010), crucial to my university studies and future career? What about time management, the organizing of time in regards to activities and work? In school and in the workforce, time management and critical thinking skills are essential to learning and are fundamental to our attainment of goals and tasks. I will be drawing on four main sources throughout this essay including Bowell and Kemp(2005), Elder and Paul (2010), and …show more content…
in any situation, be they our lives or the lives of others, there is no substitute for the ability to think logically and to detect errors in the thinking of others." (2005,p4) How many times have you found yourself having answered a question, made a hasty decision or simply just responded too quickly, without having thought about it? Avoiding making wrong choices and jumping to the wrong conclusion will save employers and other employees time, which is valued in the work and business industries. People working in management areas in particular, need critical thinking skills as it results in having balanced judgment, which in turn, paves the way for a more optimal approach to ‘doing business’. People who think critically are able to understand the task, question or argument at hand as well as determine the consequences and possibilities of the situation. In businesses today, critical thinkers are the most sought after leaders as they consider the long-term effects and perspectives as opposed to focusing on the immediate implications of their decisions.
Another notable pro of utilizing critical thinking skills is your ability to say no. If you feel like you have to or should say yes to everything people expect or ask of you, for example, you are cutting away at the time you could be using to complete other, more valuable