Thinking Critically

To me, critical thinking is important because of the fact that it is a lethal skill that can make or break you at times. The more mature and organized you are, the easier it should be to make tough decisions based off of instincts and prior experiences. Critical thinking is being able to form reasoned conclusions based on a process of reasoning and common sense. Over the past couple weeks I have definitely learned a lot about the critical thinking process and how beneficial it truly is.
The first step to thinking critically is analyzing the situation you are. If you are not where you need to be or feel like you are continuously under achieving your goals, you should reevaluate your priorities and habits that are taking away from your success. Honestly, you must always think about the consequences of what your actions can lead to and make the right decision based on your feelings toward that. The more caution and responsibility you take on with your life, the more you will automatically critically think because you want the best outcomes for your life. If your life is worth living, you must make sure you care about being the best person you could be and making good decisions that will eventually lead on a path to success.

For the brief time that I have been at college, I have realized that critical thinking is a necessity out here. here is a lot of responsibility that comes with being a student athlete and while being on a semi-large campus there can be some distractions that can steer me off course. It is important that you stay focused and on top of priorities before you do anything else with your time. Time management is another area of critical thinking that can be a big help with doing your work and managing your time to the  best of your ability. There is a famous quote saying " If you don't have a plan then your plan must be to fail." This basically means that if you haven't thought about goals and plans to succeed life that you're basically on a way toward failure since you have no direction or guidance. Critical thinking can take you far in life as long as you listen to what your conscience and reasoned experience tell you to do.

Critical thinking is a skill that you are not born with. You must develop this skill over time with maturity and learning from prior experiences. As long as you think before you act and use your best judgment tactics you will probably see a lot of success and  good effects thanks to your smart decisions.