CHAPTER 15: STRATEGIC THINKING

Critical thinking

OUTLINE
What

is strategic thinking Understanding and Using Strategic Thinking

Rational thinking Format

Understanding

and Using Strategic

Thinking Components of Strategic Thinking Strategic thinking ideas

WHAT IS STRATEGIC THINKING

The human mind has three interrelated functions: thinking, feeling, and desiring, or wanting. These functions are interrelated and interdependent. these functions are interdependent by implication So If I feel sad that will impact my thinking system and creating wanting any change in one of these functions is going to produce a similar shift In the other two. if I feel some emotion (say, sadness), my thinking will be influenced.

UNDERSTANDING AND USING STRATEGIC THINKING

Under irrational emotions or desires, thinking probably is generating those emotions and desires. Then develop rational thinking with which to replace the irrational thinking you are using in the situation.

RATIONAL THINKING FORMAT

When you feel the irrational negative emotions which rehearse the rational thinking, usethis format: openly state what the feelings and desires are. Figure out the irrational thinking leading to them. Figure out how to transform the irrational thinking into rational repeat to yourself the rational thoughts you decided you needed to replace the irrational thoughts, until you feel the rational emotions that accompany reasonable thinking.

COMPONENTS OF STRATEGIC THINKING

strategic thinking has two additional components. An identifying component. You must be able to figure out when your thinking is irrational or flawed. An intellectual action component. You must actively engage and challenge the acts of your own mind.

INTELLECTUAL ACTION COMPONENT

In the intellectual action component, you must figure out four things: What is actually going on in the situation as it stands. Your options for action. A justifiable rationale for choosing one of the options. Ways of reasoning with yourself when you are being unreasonable, or ways of reducing the power of your irrational state of mind.

KEYS IDEA
To have a strategic thoughts we have to explore groups of key ideas

1: THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND DESIRES ARE INTERDEPENDENT

Thinking Feeling

It makes no sense for someone to order you to feel what you do not feel or to desire what you do not desire. We do not change feelings by substituting other feelings, or desires by substituting other desires

STRATEGIC IDEA

With a basic understanding of the interrelation among thoughts, feelings, and desires, we should be able to routinely notice and evaluate our feelings This strategy might be roughly outlined as follows: Identify a irrational feeling you have. What thinking would account for the feeling? Determine the extent to which the thinking is reasonable. express precisely why you think irrationally Construct thinking that would represent a rational response in the situation.

TEST THE IDEA

Focusing on the Relationship Between Thoughts, Feelings, and Desires I Focusing on a negative feeling you sometimes or often experience go through the five-point strategy
Analyze the extent to which the thinking is justified

Questionable behavior

Precise thinking leading to that behavior

Develop reasonable thinking

Attack the unreasonable thinking

HOW TO ILLUSTRATE OUR POINT

large segment of irrational human behavior

how to stop irrational behavior arises

we shall have to make a change in our behavior

make a resolution to change bad habit.

We need to know that change cause pain

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Source: Adapted from Robert S. Grant, 1991

A CAVEAT: POWERFUL EMOTIONS THAT SEEM DISCONNECTED FROM THOUGHT

When we struggle we may not know what thinking to trace the emotion to. Whatever the exact thought is, it seems unconscious, primitive, and powerful. It may take years to uncover and bring to consciousness deeply primitive unconscious thoughts. And even then it may be hard to be sure we are correct in our analysis. we should experiment with a variety of strategies. If the urge results in consequences harmful to another person, then we should harness the thinking of our conscience, making the harm as explicit as we can to ourselves

KEY IDEA #2: FIGURE OUT THE LOGIC

STRATEGY

When you realize that there is a logic to everything By questioning for the five following strategy

RANDOMIZED STRATEGIES
choose among pure strategies according to probabilities must be unpredictable

RANDOMIZED STRATEGIES:

When Irrational impact you that nothing going to change Solution: Do not seek to change the world in significant ways because no matter what you do, nothing much will change. The people at the top will always be corrupt and they will always have the power to hurt you. The large masses of people are lazy and irresponsible and always will be. Do not get involved in the affairs of others.

ELEMENTS OF THE LOGIC INHERENT

The main goal or purpose of this person is to enjoy life and to avoid involvement The main issue or question for this person The main assumptions this person uses in thinking are The main conclusion (inference) this person comes to The points of view of this person The main implications of this person's thinking are the main concepts this person uses in thinking are those principles: how to enjoy life improvement within institutions natural consequences (is it ethic or not)

3: FOR THINKING TO BE OF HIGH QUALITY, WE MUST ROUTINELY ASSESS IT

Focusing on clarity in thinking. Am I clear about my thinking? Can I state it precisely? Focusing on precision in thinking. Am I providing enough details for the other person to fully comprehend my meaning Focusing on accuracy in thinking. Am I certain that the information I am using is accurate?

CONCLUSION
Conscious is responsible of all what we think and how we act and how we behave.. The way we feel impact our thinking and our reaction. So we have to screening our visions and points we gain from surrounded environment to take what is really positive to our live and make us happy. Strategic thinking style is a way to organize our mind map and considerate what is effective and what is defective.