Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Managing Time

By Hedrick Lepsch


Creative thinking has been defined by North Carolina State University as, "the generation of new ideas within or across domains of knowledge, drawing upon or intentionally breaking with established symbolic rules and procedures." Use of the creative mind requires that an individual have the courage to step outside the boundaries of the 'known' world and conceive ideas and solutions previously unexplored.

As you address your ability to do well in each specific class you take, it is a good idea to decide on good studying strategies for each course. As you look for ways to study your many different subjects, it may be a good idea to consider starting a study group with a few others in your class.

Students are increasingly asked to only 'think critically' about a problem or idea. "Critical thinking is the active, persistent, and careful consideration of a belief or form of knowledge, the grounds that support it, and the conclusions that follow. It involves analyzing and evaluating one's own thinking and that of others."

Critical thinking trains a student to meticulously examine founded information and explore an existing base of knowledge. It teaches individuals to understand clearly the ideas of others while being able to deliver their own ideas with scholarly precision.

It is a good idea for each study group to come up with a collaborative study plan. This plan would include topics that need to be covered, a schedule for meetings, and even assignments for each group member and maybe a snack sign up. Having a clear plan will help your team to be as effective as possible.

In other words, a person who truly understands how to manage their time will not fill every waking moment with activities and needful actions because they understand that at least once throughout their day something will come up that will throw kinks into their well laid plans.

From Galileo and Aristotle to Albert Einstein and Jean-Paul Sarte, all of these men broke with the traditions and 'rules' of their current day. Each used critical thinking to understand the foundation of knowledge for their day. Then, employing creative thinking, they were able to revolutionize and in some cases overturn centuries of inaccurate information. Creative thinking allows the mind to free itself of the boundaries set by our cultural knowledge base to find a new perspective of our world. The potential to create something unique and new exists in every single school of study or thought whether academic, scientific, or artistic in origin.

No matter what you are studying, from web design and development to business or English, your education will improve your future and your life. Using study groups effectively can help you to finish your degree confidently and successfully.

Whether you are a student pursuing a web design degree or you are the CEO of your own business, you will find more success by using critical and creative thinking as collaborative tools to help you rise to success and potentially change the world in ways previously unimagined.




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