Learn Deep Thinking Skills for Decision Making - in 21 Visual Tweets!

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Deep Thinking Skills for Better Decision Making - in 21 Visual Tweets! Presents

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Brain is efficient but lazy! 1.

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Brain boils down every input it receives to a pattern that can be stored and recalled easily. 2.

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This pattern making behaviour of the brain leads to creation of assumptions, perceptions, instincts and heuristics (mental short-cuts). 3.

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For routine tasks the brain working on a reflex (without thinking deep) is an efficient way of working. 4.

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And at times ‘acting on instinct’ is the right approach... When in danger the brain decides ‘fight or flight’ instinctively. 5.

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However, such ‘intuitive thinking’ is not always advantageous. We have to be wary of ‘bad habits’ of the brain... 6.

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Bad Habits of the Brain - 1: At times our emotions and beliefs may lead us to wrong assumptions and perceptions. 7.

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Bad Habits of the Brain - 2: Brain can become ‘ethnocentric’ - influenced by own society and culture, oblivious of other ways of thinking 8.

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Bad Habits of the Brain - 3: Brain can become ‘egocentric’ - influenced by own ego ( “I am right, others are wrong” ) 9.

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Instead of relying only on intuition for making decisions and choices learn the steps for deep or reflective thinking... 10.

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Deep Thinking Step - 1: Discipline your brain to challenge intrinsic assumptions, perceptions and instincts. Use techniques like Six Hat Thinking, Plus-Minus-Interesting Analysis, Role Playing, Critical Questioning, Games & Simulations. 11. 12.

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Deep Thinking Step - 2: Make a deliberate effort to think of ‘alternatives’. Use techniques like brainstorming, creating ‘what-if’ scenarios, word association and De Bono’s ‘Po’ analysis. 13. 14.

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Deep Thinking Step - 3: Weigh all alternatives by working out the possible downstream consequences of each. A ‘Socratic Dialogue’ with self or others to explore pros & cons of alternatives further clarifies thinking, leading to better decisions. 15. 16.

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Deep Thinking Review - 1: For complex situations, where more than one factor can vary, Reflective of Deep thinking becomes imperative. 17.

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Deep Thinking Review - 2: In complex situations decisions should not be influenced by first rush of emotions, instincts or impulse. 18.

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Deep Thinking Review - 3: Decisions and choices should not be based only on perceptions formed by past experiences. 19.

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Deep Thinking Review - 4: Decisions and choices should be based on deliberate and conscious thinking... start with generating new alternatives. 20.

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Deep Thinking Final Thought: Work out the downstream consequences of alternates and then decide. Such a decision will be better than an intuitive one! 21.

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Co-founder, www.TimelessLifeskills.co.uk Co-founder, www.EnablingDimensions.com Blog: http://atulpant.blogspot.com About the Author Thanks for reading. I welcome your comments. - Atul