Higher-Order Thinking: Why Better Learning Precedes Thinking Clearly
The mind is a work in progress — for better or worse
You can’t connect the dots without knowledge of the dots in the first place. Thinking clearly is most effective when you build a better foundation of mental models you can consistently use for better outcomes.
The sequential process for thinking clearly is this: learn good or better knowledge and then apply it to your personal circumstances or use it to solve specific problems. Repeat and make it an enjoyable habit — not a chore.
If you learn first principles, you will be able to deconstruct your problems and solve them from the ground up. That way, conventional thinking won’t stand in your way.
First, second and third-order consequence thinking can help you make better decisions because you will consider the many and different consequences of every possible scenario or outcome.
Instead of looking at problems from the conventional (forward-thinking), learn and use the inverse principle: imagine everything that could go wrong or consider the opposite of the good outcomes you want. It’s a thinking process that reduces or minimise risks.
If you can improve your worldviews, perceptions and thinking, you are setting…
