What is thinking?
How does thinking work?
Why is thinking important?
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What is the purpose of thinking?
By practicing well-thought-out thinking, both your thoughts and decisions can make a positive change in your life
It works by...
Perception
Attention
Memory
Reasoning
Imagination
To understand our world as best as possible.
The ability to generate mental images, concepts, and ideas that do not exist in reality.
The ability to encode, store, and retrieve information for later use.
The process of receiving and interpreting sensory information from the environment.
The ability to focus on certain stimuli while filtering out distractions.
The ability to use logical and critical thinking to analyze and solve problems.
To understand and interpret information
- the process of considering or reasoning about something.
- using the thought or rational judgement
To solve problems
Benefits of thinking
To make decisions
To learn and acquire knowledge
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To communicate with others
Increased life span.
Lower rates of depression.
Lower levels of distress and pain.
Greater resistance to illnesses.
Better psychological and physical well-being.
Better cardiovascular health and reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease and stroke.
- the action of using one's mind to produce thoughts, opinion or judgment.
Critical thinking, a method of thinking, can help us to better manage our time, our money, and our relationships, which can, in turn, reduce stress, impulsive decision-making, and emotional reactions.