When critical thinking isn't enough: To beat information overload, we need to learn 'critical ignoring' | Help and Support everybody around the world | Scoop.it

The textbook cognitive strategy is critical thinking, an intellectually disciplined, self-guided and effortful process to help identify valid information. In school, students are taught to closely and carefully read and evaluate information. Thus equipped, they can evaluate the claims and arguments they see, hear, or read. No objection. The ability to think critically is immensely important.

But is it enough in a world of information overabundance and gushing sources of disinformation? The answer is “No” for at least two reasons.


Via Edumorfosis, Oskar Almazan