Try to keep track of thoughts for a minute - during this time, not one or even two thoughts will fly through your head, you will jump from topic to topic and perceive it as a standard thought process. Your thoughts do not belong to you. Not you, but they control you. We chaotically cling to an idea in the hope of keeping it, but suddenly we drop it and move on to another one. This process is very fast, and we do not have time to track it.
You don't realize how uncontrollable thoughts are. We find it difficult to concentrate on anything. We do not like to solve complex problems, because attention is strained. We rarely achieve our goals, because we need constant concentration of thoughts and a vision of the final result. We are unable to make a working plan because we do not see the structure of the goal. And how to go to the goal when you don’t know where you are going?
In this situation, there is only one way out - to change the way of thinking. For humans, the concept of right thinking is vague and abstract: what defines rightness? What are the criteria for correctness? How to develop the right mindset?
Everything starts with a thought, every action was preceded by a thought. They say thought is material andThis is true. Each correctly formed thought will entail an action, i.e. materialize. But in order to generate the right thoughts, it is important to learn to think accordingly.
Thinking is the ability of the brain to perceive reality and influence it. A person asks a question and tries to find an answer to it - this is how reasoning is born that helps to cognize reality.
Many ways of thinking are used to cognize reality. But there are three types that directly affect the perception of the world.
Logical thinking
Gives you the opportunity to adequately perceive the world and is basic. It was logical thinking that helped humanity make the first scientific discoveries in modern times, which led to the rapid improvement of science and society.
Critical thinking
This is the second level of development. A critically thinking person checks all the information, it is difficult to convince him of anything. He needs irrefutable evidence and arguments. The symbiosis of logical and critical thinking is called scientific.
Creative thinking
The pinnacle of the human mind. It is expressed in the ability to invent and create something new, hitherto unknown to the world. A creative thinker generates original solutions to problems or problems. Creativity is pure creation.
In a harmoniously developed person there are parts of each type of consciousness. Their symbiosis represents a reference type of thinking, when a person can clearly follow thoughts, filter out unnecessary andgenerate fresh ideas from them.
Components of Consciousness
The thought process consists of external and internal sources:
- External sources are all kinds of tasks and objective data.
- Internal sources - desires, dreams and attitudes.
Tasks and objective data give the brain food for thought and trigger thought processes from the outside.
Desires and dreams lead to a distortion of the picture of the world. A person who dreams a lot cannot adequately perceive reality, as if he falls out of reality and lives in his own world. Such people are poorly adapted to independent living and achieve little. But that doesn't mean you can't dream. Dreams are the driving force behind our actions. You just need to know when to stop.
Negative attitudes bring thinking to stereotypes, when concepts and solutions are used out of habit. Often our beliefs do not correspond to reality, and instead of making life easier, they complicate it. Since we see only what is consistent with the settings, many moments are missed from our lives that could open up new opportunities and expand our horizons.
Pink dreams and old attitudes lead to the fact that a person is poorly oriented in the surrounding reality. He cannot live consciously, he is overcome by psychological problems, things do not add up, circumstances cease to obey and subordinate the person. Often such people live either in the past or the future, but not in the present. To manageyour life, you need to manage your actions, and for this you need to learn how to manage your thoughts.
Correct thinking is a way of thinking that respects the rules of sequence, logic and action.
A well-formed thought will give an unmistakable result. To achieve goals, the mind must work for you, so be careful what and how you think.
How to think?
Requirements for Right Thinking:
- Definiteness - the accuracy and rigor of the thesis.
- Sequence is the logical structure of thought.
- Consistency is the absence of mutually exclusive thoughts.
- Substantiation - the presence of arguments confirming the truth of a thought.
Say no to vague, vague and scattered thoughts in your head. Only clear and concise thoughts will lead to the goal.
Criteria for evaluating ideas
Principles of right thinking:
- Concentration on the essence of things.
- Use only reliable facts.
- Ability to analyze and structure large amounts of information.
- The ability to think logically.
- The ability to find effective ways to solve problems.
- No substitution of concepts in the same terms.
- Unacceptable is unambiguous reasoning on an issue that lacks clarity.
- Comprehensive verification of evidence for judgments.
By these signs, you will analyze thoughts and understand which pointsworth the work
Basis of thoughts
Elements of right thinking:
- Knowledge - helps to save time on collecting information and immediately separate unnecessary and unreliable theories, to see the possibilities of solving the problem more accurately. If you know a lot, then you are harder to deceive.
- Practice - helps to test judgment and gain experience. No amount of knowledge can replace one good practice.
- Experience - helps to solve problems, make the right decisions, build relationships with people harmoniously. Experience makes it possible to competently navigate the world and its tasks.
- Logic - combines knowledge, practice and experience through an algorithm into an understandable structure.
- Discipline of thought - the ability to concentrate on one or more interrelated thoughts and bring them to their logical conclusion.
More concentration is on the discipline of thinking. It leads us along the paths of thoughts and helps to keep our attention on the main thing. Thanks to her, we weed out unnecessary thoughts and save time.
To build a new type of thinking, it is important to develop all the components. High-quality, well-learned knowledge will give in practice a greater understanding of the subject and first-class experience. And logic and discipline organize this process so that everything goes smoothly, quickly and with maximum benefit.
Subject of Logic
Logic studies human thinking. She is not interested in our thoughts, she is interested in the process, how we do it. The process of building theses is subject to logicalforms and laws.
Forms of Logic
The form of correct thinking is a scheme and ways of organizing thoughts. Thinking always exists in some form.
- Concept - means an object or a sign of an object and reflects its most essential properties.
- Judgment - these are interconnected concepts that affirm or deny something, which are displayed in the mind of an individual in the form of properties and features of the object under study.
- Inference - from two or more initial judgments a new judgment follows.
Thus, the idea of things and phenomena of the objective world is formed. The thought process begins with the formation of a concept of an object based on its properties. For example, a book. Its main properties are that it is made of paper and contains text. By these properties, one can distinguish a book from a non-book. Then, from this information, the judgment is born that all books contain printed text and that books are made of paper. From these judgments we conclude that the collection of Pushkin's poems is a book. These forms work not only in combination, but also separately.
Laws of logic
The laws of correct thinking are the objective foundations and principles of logic that lead reasoning to true conclusions.
- The law of identity - the idea is clear, precise and simple (any A is an A).
- The law of contradiction - if one judgment rejects something, and the other one declares the same, then they cannot be at the same timetrue (A is not not A).
- Law of the excluded middle - every judgment is either true or wrong (either A or not A).
- Law of sufficient reason - every idea, to be valid, must be supported by reasoned conclusions (A because B).
The laws of right thinking are always and everywhere. It doesn't matter who you are, who your interlocutor is, whether you believe in them or not. They are irreplaceable and indestructible. By violating the laws and forms of correct thinking, you risk drawing false conclusions.
Practical benefits
Any skill needs to be developed. Logically correct thinking is no exception. You will not see a clear result in a month. This is a long process that can take more than one year. But it all depends on the person and his individual characteristics. Use the list to keep track of changes that will occur. Once a month or six months, celebrate the results you have achieved, just be objective with yourself.
Benefits of developing the right mindset:
- You quickly and fruitfully get rid of problems of any complexity.
- It is easier for you to resist manipulation.
- You can better navigate the flow of information, filtering out dubious and false.
- You can get to the heart of things without being distracted by outsiders.
- You adequately perceive the world, without illusions.
- You are the master of your thoughts and only you decide what and when to think.
- You develop creativity and flexibility of thinking.
- Absolute focus.
- Instant and clearanalysis of options and selection of the optimal one.
- You are not afraid of all problems, because you can find a solution to any problem.
- You can achieve anything you want.
For people, correct thinking is the first step to the study of their inner world. Expanding the boundaries of consciousness will give new perspectives in personal development and growth.
Development Plan
This list contains specific steps to help develop logic.
Developing right mindset:
- Weed out dreams and wishes that will never come true.
- Don't waste your energy on them.
- Get rid of harmful attitudes that are in the form of stable thoughts in your head. Replace them with useful and correct beliefs.
- Play checkers, chess, solve puzzles and special logic puzzles.
- Meditate to learn how to turn off the flow of thoughts.
- Stay outside for at least an hour every day.
- Change activities every hour to keep your brain sharp.
- Give yourself an informational diet to rid your mind of unnecessary thoughts and informational garbage.
- Set clear goals for yourself to make them easier to achieve.
- Get active.
- Once a month, analyze your life, learn to analyze the past in order to act logically in the future.
- Look at the world for real.
- Read detective stories, they will teach you how to build logical chains.
- Keep a diary and diary. The letter will help structureyour thoughts and get rid of the garbage in your head.
Changing the way we think, we change ourselves. New thinking will give you the opportunity to look at yourself from a new angle. You will acquire useful habits that will help you cope with everyday tasks more effectively, learn to better understand the motives and actions of people, improve communication skills, change your life for the better and reach a new level of development.
Remember that logic and right thinking go hand in hand. However, in the pursuit of strict logic, do not forget about creativity. After all, it is what gives flavor to life. Be creative realists. Create and create!
