There are several styles of thinking, according to which a person can be a realist, a pragmatist, a strategist, etc. Often when applying for a job, especially for a managerial position, the applicant is required to have analytical skills. How to develop analytical thinking is in this article.
This term implies the ability of a person to make a logical analysis and synthesize information, that's what analytical thinking means. A person with such a mindset understands the essence of his thoughts and actions. He can structure his conversation and more clearly convey information to a third party. That is why analytical competence is necessary both for students and students, and for adults to better understand, remember and reproduce information.
How to develop analytical thinking through exercise?
Here is one of them in stages:
- To think up a simple and habitual situation and try to solve the problem qualitatively and in a short time.
- There are several options for getting out of the situation, but they should not require a lot of time and energy for implementation.
- Analyze the situation, ask yourself suggestive questions, identify the cause. To think over the prospects for development and possible both negative and positive consequences of their actions. Is it necessary to develop the situation, etc.
- Thoroughly weigh everything, make a decision.
Such an exercise should be done regularly, learn to establish cause-effect relationships both in relation to yourself and other people, and identifying yourself with the characters of films, books, etc. Well developed analytical thinking games such as chess , mahjong. It is very useful to read a lot, especially detective and fantastic works, to solve crossword puzzles, to solve rebuses, charades, various puzzles.