Category: Critical Thinking

The moral rules for a particular person is different but not wrong. The activity “Murder Your Darlings” helped to understand the confirmation bias for decision-making. Relevant examples and case studies were used by the facilitators to understand the concepts better. There were other interesting distinctions catered like Cognitive Bias and Affinity Bias. The discussions helped me understand not to jump on the conclusion but rather should be backed by facts and evidences. I learnt that critical thinking is about considering all factors (CAF). Other important concepts like moral reasoning, moral relativism, self-interest theory, deontology, utilitarianism, etc. were introduced which is going to help me both professionally and personally.

When I opted for Critical Thinking I was not really ready to think critically as I was happy with my own likings and disliking. But to my surprise, the engagements and provocations are such that, I am actually looking forward for more sessions. I found the sessions interesting where I learned about the importance of critical thinking in life. On Day3 and 4 I learned about different types  of biases like Confirmation bias, Affinity bias, Anchoring bias, Availability bias, Inattentional bias, Hindsight  bias, etc. It  was an eyeopener for me and I  actually understood that my preferences are somewhere related to these biases. The best part was when I identifying my own biases. Through the sessions I got to know that we are pattern seeking  animals. Our brain has dots which joins or connects at times. It is difficult for humans to accept something new. I enjoyed the activity where I had to murder my daring by looking for the counter evidences.

Another interesting learning was abut Moral Relativism. Here I understood that my moral compass can be different from others. Our values are determined by the society we grow up in. No values are universal. They vary from culture to culture.

I am hoping to see myself applying my learning from these sessions and I am happy that I am learning to become a critique of my own thinking.

Looking forward to more such sessions!!!

Got to know types of Biases like Confirmation bias, Dunning-Kruger Effect, Cultural bias, Self-Serving Bias etc. There are various instances when we are unconsciously working through these biases.

Here are a few learning of my critical thinking session 3 and 4.

• Murder your darling, which help us to critically evaluate the situation and share our point of view on it.
• Rating the different situation from 1 to 10, that what comes to your priority, that help us to understand what are our “Ethics, responsibility, moral value”. This activity help me understand that each person has his/her own way to think.
• Different types of bias and identifying which types of bias am I applying in my life consciously or  unconsciously.

Over all it was good, and I am still working on system 2.

The title is really strong and contradicting. Same is the expectation for developing critical thinking – murder your biases – the thoughts, views, opinions which were so very comforting and supportive to your system 1.

It’s difficult – extremely difficult – because we have to do it by ourselves. It needs patience, clarity, acceptance, readiness and courage. But that’s the only way to heal, in many different ways and for many reasons. Eg – The topic I chose to – murder my darling was – “Men are not emotional”. Based on what I had seen, heard, and experienced all these years – this was a very easily accepted reality. So, to start off to murder – I looked into the men in my house to see whether they were really emotional? I really struggled hard to recall and see things differently to understand their ways to be emotional as my system 2 had never ever explored or saw through those lenses all this time. And hence there were differences, disagreements and resentments. But with great efforts with my system 2 at least now I can say – “mere ghar ke mardo ko BHI dard hota hae”.:):):):):) I am still work in porgress with my system 2 to observe more and understand their emotional side.

The session was taken by shezin mam and bargavi mam,

first of all the session was full of content and entertaining and lots of fruitful discussion

All the content deliver in complete in detail and facilitator are so relax and clam they are not hurry to just finish the portion, Also they listen each member very carefully and respond in kind manner

In that session we discuss about how the system 1 and system 2 responding in different situation as well as we discuss about understand the different bias:-confirmation bias basically when you like something and second is cognitive bias:based on information.

I think the session is very useful while its comes with students and also it is very important.