Critical Thinking Blog #1
Part 1-
Critical thinking, to me, is when you take an idea/concept and analyze it. From the you come to your own conclusion of this particular idea/concept.
Part of my job requires critical thinking everyday. Most of the time it's customers who want to make changes while remodeling, but don't know where to start or what they can do with the space. This is where I take the information given to me and come up with different ways to approach the remodel, as well as different outlines they can go with. (luckily I only do bathrooms, or my job might get too hectic.)
As for a time when I did not use critical thinking. Well I am not too sure? I guess when I do the normal everyday task that do not require much thought. Or when I am told to do something a certain way.
Part 2-
Intellectualism- devotion to intellectual pursuits. (dictionary.com)
To me it is someone who's passion is in pursuiting knowledge and truth. Learning is their passion.
Intellectualism has more of a positive connotation then negative for me. However, I am not devoted to learning everything there is to learn in this world, but then again, I love learning new things everyday. Logic and reason are both a positive as well. Both logic and reason are required and tied into intellectualism and critical thinking.
Does it bother you at all to realize that everyday things are not thought about critically? When I had to think of things I didn't think critically about, I was sort of shocked at my blindness. It just makes me question "What else do I do without thinking about it?" Obviously I don't think this goes to the same extreme, but an example would be Slavery. Back when slavery was accepted, many people didn't really think about it because it was just everyday stuff. I guess it's interesting to reflect on my lifestyle to reevaluate WHY I do some things. I brush my teeth everyday but don't really think about it. But now that I do think about it, I realize how important it is. Hmmm. :]
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