Improvement in thinking is like improvement in basketball, in ballet, or in playing the saxophone. It is unlikely to take place in the absence of a conscious commitment to learn. As long as we take our thinking for granted, we don’t do the work required for improvement. Development in thinking requires a gradual process requiring plateaus of learning and just plain hard work. It is not possible to become an excellent thinker simply because one wills it.
When I started my placements I was daunted by the prospect of having to contain clients with either avoidant, ambivalent or disorganised affects. Despite that and with time, I found it possible through practice and theory to improve my awareness of my process. Unfortunately the short term model does barely enable scratching the surface in this respect, I am intrigued with clients who say that they had a good childhood but they would be unable to articulate what that meant to them. Some clients are more psychologically minded than others, and six or twelve sessions is relatively a short time to enable this exploration after building a good working relationship. For example it might be helpful to be a nurturing parent, who is responsive and reliable, and work to create the space for a cooperative relationship.
I did not realize how easy it is to unintentionally use bias language. Specifically, careless use of pronouns, subject-verb agreement, using open-ended age definitions, or how the order of presentation of groups can show superiority over others is all examples of errors I commit in my writing. Chapter 3 of the APA Manual will serve as a useful resource not only throughout my career, and for future writing I undertake. It provides a clear explanation of the essential components of sound expository writing and I walk away with more attention, and to pay careful attention to in my future
FreeWriting In the article, “FreeWriting”, Mr. Elbow states,” next time you write, notice how often you stop yourself from writing down something you were gonna write down. Or else cross out what’s been written. “Naturally” you say, “it wasn’t any good”. I can definitely relate to the view Peter Elbow takes in his article. Starting an assignment is always the hardest step for me .Like in the very beginning, when you are digging for words to tie your point together; it’s always a struggle building that creative momentum.
We/I was void of an organized format categorizing each Cohorts ideas or thoughts. I and my team members were looking in too many directions resulting in an unorganized debate of our ideas. I was astounded that my formation of thoughts and problem solving methods related to western culture and ego, on the other hand I knew my six senses played a role however I did not employ them in a organized systematic format. Now, I am more attuned to how each of these elements cultivates my unique problem solving system. Although, I rated high on a Mind Tools-Creative Thinking test, I still possess some characteristics of a classic thinking.
The three attributes that I saw I needed to improve on when I was working on my self assessment worksheet where, commitment, communication, and adaptability. Adaptability is something that i have struggled with for a long time. When a plan changes or I am caught off guard with something new, I feel overwhelmed and start to freak out. There are a couple things I believe that I should do to help this problem. First, I should not freak out because that does not help the situation at all and it just stresses me and the people around me out.
Sometimes I try to switch it up to reading and watching, but I always seem to fail at that. So now I go hands on as often as possible and work with physical objects or any activity. A good example of learning through this style is in order for me to learn a new a new item or any new equipment that I have to learn, I pretty much play around with the item until I know that I am ok with it or I have full knowledge of how it works or how to work it. I might apply my own learning style to study through this course and the program. I think it will be better for me so that I won’t get confused by switching to a different learning style.
Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen and my fellow debaters. Today I am here to address an important issue. Should 18 years be forced to do a mandatory of 30 hours of community service. There are numerous reasons why I can easily say that teens should not be forced to do a mandatory 30 hours of community service. 18 year olds are at crux of their growth, they have little to no time and are handling copious amounts of stress, to force them to work around a issue they do care about, is just wrong in my opinion.
The Decision Making Process: How Critical and Creative Thinking Play a Role Decision making is one of the most complicated tasks to be completed; however, for many of us the ability to make a decision clearly and effectively comes naturally. We merely do not like to make the effort and put the time into analyzing and reaching the most desirable outcome. Learning to utilize critical and creative thought processes would eliminate some of the obstacles we run into while making a decision or solving a problem. With learning to think critically and creatively, one is learning to analyze, evaluate, conceptualize, apply, and synthesize the information placed before them and find the most reliable decision or answer. The Decision We all face and make difficult decisions in our life.
It is better to try and fail then to never try at all. I think that this quote means that sometimes in life we have to try things several times before we actually succeed, you might feel humiliated and just want to give up but you don’t you just keep trying. It might not come to you in a day maybe not even a week but eventually if you just keep trying you will succeed, and when you finally do succeed you appreciate success much more than if it had come so easily. I have had to try things over and over before I got it right. For example, math is very hard for me, I need lots of help, so when I am doing math homework I have to always double check my work and when I can look in the back of the book to see if Im correct it helps and I feel really good when I get the correct answer, also when I am at cheer I practice my tumbling, and when I finally land it properly after many attempts it makes me feel so happy and it feels really good to know that I didn't give up, even though it took me many try’s.