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The [[Frequency of Fear]] essentially eliminates our [[Critical Thinking]], [[Executive Function]] and [[Emotional Self-Regulation]] skills. The frequency of fear represents physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bondage. It is why during the planetary liberation stages, those of us [[Awakening]] must place some personal effort to overcome the hidden fears and unhealed shadows of the [[Negative Ego]] that may be [[Subconscious Programming|subconsciously]] controlling us.  
The [[Frequency of Fear]] essentially eliminates our [[Critical Thinking]], [[Executive Function]] and [[Emotional Self-Regulation]] skills. The frequency of fear represents physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bondage. It is why during the planetary liberation stages, those of us [[Awakening]] must place some personal effort to overcome the hidden fears and unhealed shadows of the [[Negative Ego]] that may be [[Subconscious Programming|subconsciously]] controlling us.  


==Other definitions==
==Diving Deep into Critical Thinking Process==
Traditionally, critical thinking has been variously defined as:
Traditionally, critical thinking has been variously defined as:


* disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence"
* disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence.
* "reasonable, reflective thinking focused on deciding what to believe or do"
* reasonable, reflective thinking focused on deciding what to believe or do.
* "purposeful, self-regulatory judgment which results in interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference, as well as explanation of the evidential, conceptual, methodological, criteriological, or contextual considerations upon which that judgment is based"
* includes a commitment to using reason in the formulation of our beliefs.
* "includes a commitment to using reason in the formulation of our beliefs"
* the skill and propensity to engage in an activity with reflective skepticism.
* the skill and propensity to engage in an activity with reflective scepticism
* disciplined, self-directed thinking which exemplifies the perfection of thinking appropriate to a particular mode or domain of thinking  
* disciplined, self-directed thinking which exemplifies the perfection of thinking appropriate to a particular mode or domain of thinking  
* thinking about one's thinking in a manner designed to organize and clarify, raise the efficiency of, and recognize errors and biases in one's own thinking.  
* thinking about one's thinking in a manner designed to organize and clarify, raise the efficiency of, and recognize errors and biases in one's own thinking.  


Critical thinking is not 'hard' thinking nor is it directed at solving problems (other than 'improving' one's own thinking). Critical thinking is inward-directed with the intent of maximizing the rationality and [[Coherence]] of the thinker. One does not use critical thinking to solve problems—one uses critical thinking to improve one's process of thinking. Such as making an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation, as well as considering the intuitive insights that are felt in the circumstances.
Critical thinking is about comprehending the importance of improving' one's own thinking processes to improve our personal lives. Critical thinking is inward-directed with the intent of maximizing the rationality and [[Coherence]] of the thinker. As an example, one uses critical thinking to improve one's process of thinking such as making an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation, as well as considering the intuitive insights that are felt within the circumstances.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking Critical Thinking]</ref>
 
Contemporary critical thinking scholars have expanded these traditional definitions to include qualities, concepts, and processes such as creativity, imagination, discovery, reflection, empathy, connecting knowing, feminist theory, subjectivity, ambiguity, and inconclusiveness. Some definitions of critical thinking exclude these subjective practices.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking Critical Thinking]</ref>


==Action and Non-action==
==Action and Non-action==