“It is not what they think, but how they think. The best forecasters are high in active open-mindedness. They are also extremely curious and don’t merely consider contrary ideas, they proactively cross disciplines looking for them.”
“Deep analogical thinking is the practice of recognizing conceptual similarities in multiple domains or scenarios that may seem to have little in common on the surface.”
“The successful adapters were excellent at taking knowledge from one pursuit and applying it creatively to another, and at avoiding cognitive entrenchment. They employed what Hogarth called a ‘circuit breaker.’ They drew on outside experiences and analogies to interrupt their inclination toward a previous solution that may no longer work. Their skill was in avoiding the same old patterns.“
Unfortunately, our school systems across the world focus on the competitive aspect of education, due to which students drift towards rote learning. Even if each student learns differently, it’s important for everyone to get the basics right in terms of how to think in the first place.
The whole idea of educating should be centered around making students learn ‘how to think’ than ‘what to think about’.
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