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Rational thinking is a pragmatic thinking, a correct way of interpreting actions and reactions

 

What is really going on and how should I react?

 

The rational thinking leads to rational approaches and rational results.

 

Rational thinking results in smarts thoughts, productive results and constructive ways of living including constructive approaches and constructive results.

 

What’s a difference between rational and irrational thinking? We have to, firstly, define what the rational and the irrational thinking is. Human being thinks that he/she knows what he/she wants. But, in fact, he is led by certain widely accepted social, cultural, religious, ethical and moral beliefs and values which were once created by certain myths. Current social myths make people to contrive certain values. Values set beliefs. And beliefs set values. A person with business values live with business led beliefs such as career growth, success, leadership, money etc. A person with religious values has different sort of values such as commitment, honesty, pure morality etc. Values and beliefs are interlinked notions. They are interdependent and interconnected. Values and beliefs mostly and set by the environment (society, community, group etc) where person livens in. It means, beliefs and values are developed by certain myths. Surrounding myths create values and beliefs. This is the first thing.     

 

The second thing is whether the person is led by these myths or not. The person who is directed by these myths are actually tend to use irrational thinking. ThepPerson who uses irrational thinking operates with external values and beliefs. But not with his/her own. They stop thinking by themselves. They stop using their own thoughts to find ways out. They just use certain values that were set by someone else. Overall, irrational thinking is the way of thinking constructed by external impact, external influence, outside influence by society, environment, community, media, groups and subgroups etc.

 

A rational thinking is opposite to irrational thinking. Totally opposite notion. Rational thinking is the way of thinking when person totally understands what is happening around him, gives account to what should he do in certain situation, gives account to he did and does. And, first of all, is not led by social, community, religious values and beliefs.

 

It is difficult not to think irrationally. It is difficult to think rationally. Because, everyone is affected by social, political, mass-media, mass-marketing and propaganda bias which set certain values and beliefs. However, it is a matter of personal acceptance. How you accept the things that are taking place with you and around you. Should you be led by them or not? Should you accept them and react to them or just ignore them to certain extent. Therefore, I say that it is difficult. Because today’s current bias are subtly constructed and properly hidden. They look trustworthy and they sound authrative. They force you to believe in certain values and accept them. The one who is capable of decoding those values are able to think rationally and in an independent way. But they are only few.

 

There is no exact method for thinking rationally. Its all about being with your self (myself, yourself, himself, herself, themselves etc). The rational thinking is a pragmatic thinking. Counting your steps forward, forecasting, predicting and elaborating certain variations of results.

 

The first tip is to ask yourself ‘what is happening?’ and ‘how should I react?’. No emotions. Human emotions are another reason resulting in the irrational thinking when overwhelming human reactions interrupts proper sober thinking. It really is difficult to predict how you will react to certain unexpected stuff. The question ‘what is happening?’ will set you to sober thinking from the very beginning. Then you will be able to think rationally and independently.

 

Rational thinking results in wise and balanced decisions.