Personally, I have always used these three 'tools'...First - Common sense( because 999/1000 times if it doesn't make sense its not true)...
Second - Logic...
Third - Critical thinking...
Using these you cannot go wrong...My Father always told me to Ask Questions and speak my mind...To this day its never let me down... Nowadays you have to Question Everything...😉😎
That's the problem. Less and less people everyday demonstrate having those 3 tools. I'm borderline convinced the only ppl left in the world that possess all 3 are here on GAW.
I agree with the skeptical approach, but caution against speaking truth forthrightly in all situations. I speak my truth obtusely sometimes. In a business meeting that seemed to me a hoax, excitedly planning for a huge project I knew would would never happen, when called upon for comment I said
“The Emperor’s clothes are magnificent. Everyone says so.”
Nobody pressed for further elaboration.
It was actually appropriate to my role in the discussion, as I was the engineer among middle managers, they plan, I execute. I didn’t try to explain to them they were justifying their phony baloney jobs by concocting pipe dreams to feed the front office.
Personally, I have always used these three 'tools'...First - Common sense( because 999/1000 times if it doesn't make sense its not true)... Second - Logic... Third - Critical thinking...
Using these you cannot go wrong...My Father always told me to Ask Questions and speak my mind...To this day its never let me down... Nowadays you have to Question Everything...😉😎
That's the problem. Less and less people everyday demonstrate having those 3 tools. I'm borderline convinced the only ppl left in the world that possess all 3 are here on GAW.
At least I'm here. :)
I agree with the skeptical approach, but caution against speaking truth forthrightly in all situations. I speak my truth obtusely sometimes. In a business meeting that seemed to me a hoax, excitedly planning for a huge project I knew would would never happen, when called upon for comment I said “The Emperor’s clothes are magnificent. Everyone says so.” Nobody pressed for further elaboration. It was actually appropriate to my role in the discussion, as I was the engineer among middle managers, they plan, I execute. I didn’t try to explain to them they were justifying their phony baloney jobs by concocting pipe dreams to feed the front office.
Yeah, you also need a pig-head on a brass-neck, leather skin and a quick-wit.