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CRITICAL THINKING



            Hello everyone, for today's topic, I will be talking about critical thinking and how it can reform our present generation. 

            According to Foundation for critical thinking, critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying and/or evaluating information gathered from observation or communication as a guide to belief and action.

            In my words, I would say that critical thinking is the ability to think deep with a view to solving difficult situations through observation.

            The technology that we are all making use of today; the cars we are driving, the smartphones we use, the use of internet to make researches, the use of electrical devices to perform some functions in our homes and so on. I want us to know that all these have been seen from many centuries ago by men who wanted to make the world they lived in a better place to live in but unfortunately, couldn't fulfill their dreams. 

            But I want us to know that the birth of this jet age didn't just come suddenly one morning and voila! the jet age was born, No! The jet age came about by critical thinking by people who sought for solutions to the problems that we were facing.

            Thomas Edison didn't just stumble on how to create an electric bulb on a platter of gold, he sat down, analyzed the situation around him, found a problem and made up his mind to solve that problem even if the people around him wasn't seeing the future that he was seeing.

            My point here for everyone is that when we find ourselves in difficult situations and the way out seems not in sight; if we can calm down and analyze the problems we are facing, we will notice that the solution to the problems that we are passing through was right in front of us. So in this coming week, I want us to practice critical thinking in our daily lives and help improve the well being of everyone.

            I hope these tips will be of good use to you. Please do not forget to press that follow or subscribe button if you have not done so. Thank you and see you till I return from school by the grace of God. Bye!

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