Critical Thinking at Sonic Speeds
An examination of Critical Thinking Essentials
Thinking critically about the current state of national affairs is the topic of this week’s broadcast. National defense, society and politics, the economy and prosperity are all separate subjects that we need to consider one at a time, correct? Or is there a better way? Listen live or download the podcast from iTunes or Captain Smith’s website ThrottleUpRadio.com.
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How to Think – Episode VIII: Understanding Non-Linear Dynamics. The world we live in is complex: it consists of non-linear relationships between entities. Thus, to be successful we must learn and employ non-linear thinking and reasoning in ways that optimize human endeavors. Non-linear comprehension is KEY! All episodes of this series and earlier podcasts can be found on Captain Smith’s website ThrottleUpRadio.com.
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How to Think – Episode VII: With Agility and Adaptability. Are you an agile or a rigid thinker? If your thinking is rigid then you will not be able to solve complex problems. Agility in reasoning enhances your ability to find solutions for difficult problems. Episodes I – VI of this series can be found on Captain Smith’s website ThrottleUpRadio.com.
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How to Think – Episode VI: The Power of Higher-Order Reasoning. Our greatest failure is not knowing when to employ higher-order reasoning once a complex problem has been identified. This is because we have never received formal training on “how to think”. We believe random, unstructured, literal thinking is good enough. For complex problems it is not! Episodes I – V of this series can be found on Captain Smith’s website ThrottleUpRadio.com.
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How to Think – Episode V: “How to decide” is our most important cognitive skill; yet it is the most neglected. We choose to believe it is a natural activity. It is not. Episodes I – IV of this series can be found on Captain Smith’s website ThrottleUpRadio.com.
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How to Think – Episode IV: Complex problem solving is now our greatest challenge as members of a modern industrial society. Unfortunately our training in this area has been essentially non-existent. Episodes I – III of this series can be found on Captain Smith’s website ThrottleUpRadio.com.
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Critical Thinking and Complex Problem Solving: Lessons Learned from the Field of Aviation. This week Captain Smith puts forth the proposition that for our nation to remain successful as a modern industrial society, we must become and remain proficient in two crucial areas: critical thinking and complex problem solving.
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How to Think – Episode III: Two things have become increasingly obvious as we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic : effective therapeutics and a vaccine are urgently required; and significant improvement and dramatic upgrades in our ability to think critically are our best hope for the future. Episodes I and II of this series can be found on Captain Smith’s website ThrottleUpRadio.com.
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How to Think – Episode II: Evidence is mounting. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that – based on the sensational headlines being reported by the mainstream media outlets – we have as a nation not only lost our ability to think critically, but our cognitive processes are now descending into oblivion. We need, as a nation, a quick recovery initiative to extricate us from this cognitive dilemma, bring clarity to the situation facing our nation and consider the big picture as we discover the best pathway going forward.
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How to Think – This week’s radio show and podcast represents the launching of a major initiative which will employ various platforms – radio, podcasts, videos, and newsletters – all designed to get the word out. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a major defect in our ability to think: we emphasize what to think over how to think. Captain Smith has some suggestions for how to correct this debilitating condition. Access all of Captain Smith’s podcasts at ThrottleUpRadio.com.
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