The popular thinking method in the United States and the masterpiece of an internationally recognized authoritative master of critical thinking will bring you the most profound insights and best thinking into human thinking. Xu Yan, Dean of the School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, and Wang Lifei, Dean of the School of English, University of International Business and Economics, wrote prefaces and recommendations. The changing world requires critical thinking, the unknown world requires critical thinking, and the complex world requires prudent thinking. No matter what you are doing now, what you want, or how you feel, your way of thinking determines what you are doing, and the quality of your thinking will determine whether you will be rich or poor, strong or weak in the future... Without the wisdom to see through complex problems, we cannot analyze all aspects of the problem, nor can we define and obtain the information we need to solve these problems. We will be as confused as floating in the vast sea. Powerful rational thinking tools can help you improve the quality of your thinking, clarify yourself, gain insight into others, and see through the world! 3 Basic functions of the mind · The function of thinking is to generate meaning · The function of emotion is to monitor or evaluate the meaning that thinking can produce · The function of desire is to activate energy to initiate action and be consistent with what we identify as the desire 6 levels of growth of critical thinkers · Those without thinking reflection consciousness · Those with thinking reflection consciousness · Thinking improvers at the starting point · Thinking improvers in progress · Accomplished thinkers · Comprehensive thinkers 6 characteristics of successful thinkers ·Excellent thinkers are always thinking about their thinking process ·Excellent thinkers have clear goals ·Excellent thinkers use some thinking "tools" to improve the quality of their thinking ·Excellent thinkers are able to separate their thinking from feelings and needs ·Excellent thinkers often break down and analyze things ·Excellent thinkers often evaluate their own way of thinking