Critical Thinking consists of the mental process of analyzing or evaluating information and forming judgments about the facts (Wikipedia.org). This can literally apply to every aspect of our lives. Everyday we make decisions that affect in either big or small ways. For instance picking what we have for breakfast can be critical thinking. If you decide to eat that bear claw from the corner donut shop then that would mean a contribution to your waistline. It would also give you a morning rush with the sugar and they you would come down hard. The other choice would be a banana and some strawberries. This would be the better choice since your body is better at digesting these foods and they are natural sugars.
Everything we do in life is determined by the quality of your thinking and the decision that it leads to. However, there exists a lack of awareness how one should think and make decisions. Absence of clear thinking will lead to failure both in personal and professional life. Decisions resulting from unclear thinking will lead to frustration, ineffectiveness, and financial loss and ultimately to failure. Critical Thinking is about becoming a better thinker in every aspect of life. It will lead to perform more effectively both in personal and professional life by empowering oneself. It will ultimately lead to avoiding disastrous mistakes, and gaining clarity, and discovering new opportunities.
Critical thinking is important wherever the quality of human thinking significantly impacts the quality of life (of any sentient creature). For example, success in human life is tied to success in learning. At the same time, every phase in the learning process is tied to critical thinking. Thus, reading, writing, speaking, and listening ...