Barriers To Critical Thinking
Kelly Romero
HUM/114
Dr. Don Schleicher
Three barriers to critical thinking
Laziness is my number one critical thinking barrier. When it comes to homework, arguments, or just everyday life situations, I choose to ignore something because I really just do not want to deal with anything at that time, or don’t want to resolve something because it can take up a lot of my time, which I use for stupid things anyway. A good way to overcome this barrier is to learn how things the right way, when they are first asked for. It will be difficult because my whole life I have found it easier to just be lazy and hope it gets resolved.
My second barrier for critical thinking is stubbornness. I not only shut down when I feel any emotion, but I stick to my guns even when I know it is wrong. I have come across a lot of situations that could have been fixed earlier but I didn’t allow myself to do so because my stubbornness took over and it kept me from moving forward. My stubbornness wil not be easy to fix because it is just me, but when I get into conversations I am remembering to keep an open mind to other people’s views and opinions, the world does not evolve round me.
Last but not least, the barrier that holds me back is being scared of not being enough for my parents. I am the second youngest of a family of 6, I am the only one to graduate from a college, and someday graduate from a university and hold an actual degree. My parents keep me going because they want to see me do well, but will never let me know that they are proud of me, I jumped back into school hoping they would think more of me, but the fact that they do not say anything impairs my judgment because, I am too busy trying to please them, my choices become what they want opposed to what I want, which makes me live a life I don’t necessarily want, but need. I have been learning to live my life regardless of what my parents want, but it will never be happy until they feel I am doing something
HUM/114
Dr. Don Schleicher
Three barriers to critical thinking
Laziness is my number one critical thinking barrier. When it comes to homework, arguments, or just everyday life situations, I choose to ignore something because I really just do not want to deal with anything at that time, or don’t want to resolve something because it can take up a lot of my time, which I use for stupid things anyway. A good way to overcome this barrier is to learn how things the right way, when they are first asked for. It will be difficult because my whole life I have found it easier to just be lazy and hope it gets resolved.
My second barrier for critical thinking is stubbornness. I not only shut down when I feel any emotion, but I stick to my guns even when I know it is wrong. I have come across a lot of situations that could have been fixed earlier but I didn’t allow myself to do so because my stubbornness took over and it kept me from moving forward. My stubbornness wil not be easy to fix because it is just me, but when I get into conversations I am remembering to keep an open mind to other people’s views and opinions, the world does not evolve round me.
Last but not least, the barrier that holds me back is being scared of not being enough for my parents. I am the second youngest of a family of 6, I am the only one to graduate from a college, and someday graduate from a university and hold an actual degree. My parents keep me going because they want to see me do well, but will never let me know that they are proud of me, I jumped back into school hoping they would think more of me, but the fact that they do not say anything impairs my judgment because, I am too busy trying to please them, my choices become what they want opposed to what I want, which makes me live a life I don’t necessarily want, but need. I have been learning to live my life regardless of what my parents want, but it will never be happy until they feel I am doing something