I'd add that when faced with difficult and impactful decisions, it is really important to play devil's advocate, as you described.
Additionally, involving a trusted friend to review our assumptions can be valuable — it's important to understand others' perspectives, similar to what we do with code reviews.
I have been searching Google, chatGpt for ways to improve strategic/critical thinking. Didn't find what I was looking for. Thank you for this excellent framework. I will keep coming back to this piece. (I got here from Steve Huynh's LinkedIn post)
Well written and expressed. I work in analytics and focus on cognitive skills in analytics. This is such a great piece to share with anybody struggling to identify problems and translate problems into well understood requirements!
The idea of using a structured, repeatable 5-step approach to separate signal from noise feels like a superpower for better decisions, not just ‘critical thinking’ in the abstract.
This is great. The piece I’d add is that critical thinking is state-dependent. When I’m stressed or defensive, I don’t ask better questions, I just defend my first impression. A “step 0” for me is: notice whether I’m trying to understand the proposal or protect my ego / prior decisions.
Great piece on Critical Thinking, Raviraj!
I'd add that when faced with difficult and impactful decisions, it is really important to play devil's advocate, as you described.
Additionally, involving a trusted friend to review our assumptions can be valuable — it's important to understand others' perspectives, similar to what we do with code reviews.
Thanks Michal.
Yea! brainstorming discussions with close colleagues are a great way to deep dive into topics without feeling vulnerable.
I have been searching Google, chatGpt for ways to improve strategic/critical thinking. Didn't find what I was looking for. Thank you for this excellent framework. I will keep coming back to this piece. (I got here from Steve Huynh's LinkedIn post)
This is the best feedback ever!
I will share this on LinkedIn.
Yes please go ahead. Thanks for sharing and virtual mentoring
Hello there Raviraj, I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend.
Your notes have appeared on my feed the past few days, always worth pondering, thank you.
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Well written and expressed. I work in analytics and focus on cognitive skills in analytics. This is such a great piece to share with anybody struggling to identify problems and translate problems into well understood requirements!
The idea of using a structured, repeatable 5-step approach to separate signal from noise feels like a superpower for better decisions, not just ‘critical thinking’ in the abstract.
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Thoughtful, thank you, Sir.
This is great. The piece I’d add is that critical thinking is state-dependent. When I’m stressed or defensive, I don’t ask better questions, I just defend my first impression. A “step 0” for me is: notice whether I’m trying to understand the proposal or protect my ego / prior decisions.