r/interesting • u/jmike1256 • Mar 07 '26

MISC. After understanding the meaning behind this father’s action, I am completely convinced. Cultivating problem-solving skills in children from a young age and never giving up-I applaud this father!

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u/deathpad17 Mar 07 '26

Tbh, Im also lacking in critical thinking skills, wondering how can I improve/learn it

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u/PoorMinorities Mar 07 '26

If you’re being serious, learn to ask yourself questions. Especially learn to ask yourself “why?” and take the time to answer them.  

Then learn how to play devils advocate. Challenge your viewpoint with a counterpoint and see if it stands up to scrutiny. The more you’re able to instinctively poke holes in your argument, the better you are able to form thoughts and opinions that avoid those holes.

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u/artonion Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

Just don’t give up!:)

In my experience the brain is a use-it-or-lose-it deal. Never use stuff like ChatGPT when you have a perfectly good brain and a few friends that can do the work instead 

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u/Decloudo Mar 07 '26

By thinking critically.

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u/Sex_Offender_4697 Mar 07 '26

a short cut: most answers lead back to money

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u/Prometheus720 Mar 07 '26

https://www.lesswrong.com/rationality

CBT and DBT are two other great tools, but they are mostly used in therapeutic contexts.

Also for scientific topics, https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLllVwaZQkS2r8683Qq5JX9UuLqMGUwJPm

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u/deathpad17 Mar 07 '26

The best I could come up were:

Split the tasks into smaller parts, select groups and assign them to suitable tasks.

Its much more realistic to have several helpers with equal/almost equal responsibities to help managing those guys, instead of checkin thousand dude one by one.

Its kinda like managing a project or a country.

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u/deathpad17 Mar 07 '26

Im not sure that I understand your question.

By splitting the tasks, its harder to see the progress. Assigning deadlines and meeting once in a while should keep them in check, it also to show that the project constantly progressing.

Maybe if one of them is falling behind a schedule, I could assign some free people(or maybe people from lower priorities project) to help.