60 Ways How to Form Unbiased Decisions and Opinions by Critical & Objective Thinking

In this article you will read the following

-60 Ways How to form Objective Opinions using Critical and Rational Thinking

-How Different Personality Types of People Form their Opinions Differently

- How to Challenge Your Opinion and Beliefs through an Interesting analogy to define the relationship between Zero & Infinity AND Rich & Poor

How to form unbiased objective opinion using critical thinking without judgment -How to Think Critically and Develop Your Own Opinions

Your opinions are reflections of your subconscious – values, beliefs, perceptions, personality, assumptions, and your social and emotional intelligence as well as of depth of your understanding.

We all judge and form opinion as it is part of being human.

Judging others is the easiest thing in the world – but - collecting info, verifying and checking to form unbiased-opinion - is very-very difficult and feels highly uncomfortable.

When you judge someone – you are actually projecting fears, anxieties, weaknesses and lacunas - those that you find difficult to accept in yourself.

We may get stuck in a vicious cycle when we judge others.

If you are able to objectively analyze everything that irritates you about others – you can have wonderful awareness & understanding of yourselves – of the real you.

Very few people have the ability to view the world and the situation objectively - in a disassociated, detached and uninvolved manner – without forming any opinion at all.

The best way to evolve and grow is by consciously trying to be aware of and challenge to break the negative thought process.

Our emotional and mental states and opinion are interdependent on each other –all of us make decisions based on our beliefs and acts on them.

You may find people - who have very low and poor levels of competence – BUT – they would be the first to blame other people - for their lack of success, their luck, race, culture, skin-color, or religion etc.

For example - if someone gets promoted in a situation where they were also contenders – they will find multiple reasons why they were discriminated against – without seeing that it is there incompetence and attitude which was responsible for not getting promoted.

Many of these people tend to take everything personally – especially what others said and did – irrespective of whether it was meant for them or not.

These people can always defend their failures – with grand excuses.

People with low self-belief and what is popularly known as losers [people who lack any measurable and significant accomplishments as well as intelligence] – tend to have very strong and fixed negative opinions – which comes from deep emotional insecurity.

You will come across people who don't have any expertise and knowledge – YET make astounding statements and claims as if they are the greatest know it all experts – in India – there are thousands of such people [even millions] who believe these idiots.

They also would be the people who have opinion about people whom they have not met about countries they have never been to, about cultures they never read about, about religion they do not practice etc.

You will find these people are hypocrite who project their fears, mistakes and weaknesses on others – they use Whataboutery, blame and coercive power to convince people who have low intelligence.

In the extreme cases – people who are schizophrenic, or have anti-social or any other personality disorders – they feel edgy, suspicious, scared and distrustful – of everyone and feel that the entire world is trying to attack them, harm them and have serious hidden agenda.

When you are able to explore yourself objectively – you may discover – that you need to work on yourself rather than expecting the world to change.

Happy people especially those who put conscious efforts to make others happy – are satisfied with what they have now and are focused on larger than life goals to make the world a better place to live.

Those who appreciate others sincerely – also have very high levels of self-awareness, high self-respect, high self-confidence, high self-proud and are self-assured – because their focus is different – they find something good in everyone to admire and feel happy in other's success and triumphs.

If you are often – worried, melancholic, negative, frustrated, irritated, angry, sad, stressed, feel guilty, are full of regret and shame – THEN – you need to break away from your thought-patterns by being aware of your beliefs, perceptions, assumptions and opinions of people and the things.

How Different Personality Types of People Form their Opinions Differently

• 1.Tend to have strong extreme opinions on anything and everything
• 2.Change opinion as per the situation
• 3.Form opinion based on what is suitable and convenient
• 4.Do not form opinion at all for anything – they are not concerned
• 5.Do not have much idea about anything
• 6.Form opinion only after – examining all the evidence, facts, info and data
• 7.Assume their opinion as absolute truth
• 8.Expect others to agree with their opinions all the time
• 9.Force others to follow their whims and fancies and opinions all the time
• 10.Are convinced that they are always right – even if there are evidence contrary to this belief
• 11.Who challenge everything and don't take anything on face value
• 12.Consider all evidence before forming any opinion
• 13.A person who knows and knows that he/she knows
• 14.A person who does not know, and knows that he/she does not know
• 15.A person who knows, but does not know that he/she knows
• 16.A person who does not know, and does not know that he/she does not know and is not even interested in knowing

60 Ways How to form Objective Opinions using Critical and Rational Thinking

• 1.Schedule time for introspection and for self-contemplation – to be aware of your insecurities, your fears, your anxieties, your weaknesses AND also your strengths
• 2.Start experimenting – get new perspectives - from your first-hand experiences and not based on what others tell you - to empower yourself beyond your wildest imagination
• 3.Develop the ability to quickly sift through large info to identify what is of merit without being lost in the details
• 4.Pay special attention to critics and examine them on the basis of evidence – discard what does not have any substance
• 5.Develop the habit of not getting upset and hurt by criticism and rebuke or when people make fun of you
• 6.Learn the art of having discussions – to find what is right AND learn to Avoid argument – where the urge is to prove who is right
• 7.Learn to put adequate efforts in doing research
• 8.Avoid Confirmation Bias by Questioning Your Thought Process
• 9.Experience New Perspectives by Doing Things Differently
• 10.Travel a lot -Mix with people of different nationalities, culture, religion, skin-color, race and educational and social background – listen, observe and learn with an open mind
• 11.Verify the trust-worthiness of the source of your information
• 12.Never accept anything at face-value
• 13.Confront Your Biases – by listening to Other People's opinion, Perspective and advice to See the World from Another Point of View
• 14.Understand that your initial opinion is usually formed on the basis of your subconscious impression and past experiences – in many cases your opinion may remain fixed – even though the circumstances and reality have changed
• 15.Know when your Negative opinion makes you start judging others
• 16.Stop bothering about what others think about you or say
• 17.Become aware about your biases, preferences and prejudices
• 18.Read from diverse sources and on different topics
• 19.Develop your expertise
• 20.Develop the habit of verifying everything of importance and significance
• 21.Developing critical thinking abilities – to discern objectively
• 22.Become part of various forums – where people with real accomplishment, knowledge and expertise and who have different viewpoints
• 23.Learn challenge experts based on data
• 24.Develop the ability to try new ways and Fail
• 25.Develop the habit of bouncing back from failures
• 26.Start accepting your mistakes
• 27.Start becoming comfortable with your own vulnerabilities
• 28.Develop the assertiveness to express what you feel
• 29.Develop the habit and confirm in asking questions – even seemingly stupid ones – till you are clear
• 30.Learn the art of focused and attentive listening
• 31.Develop the confidence to say No
• 32.Develop the poise and grace to accept when you are wrong respectfully
• 33.Understand and accept that – there could be multiple explanations which all be factually correct– besides what you believe-in [in case your opinion happens to be correct]
• 34.Develop the habit convincing others – based on logic, facts and data
• 35.Develop the habit of challenging what you believe to be true
• 36.Read important info while asking logically
• 37.Collect, sort and Assess and examine the evidence
• 38.Stop using the words like – shoulds, musts, always
• 39.Be open – be curious – accept that you might not have understood the situation or the person completely
• 40.Be Empathetic – to learn what is triggering your behaviors as well as other's
• 41.Understand that the Facts are observable -verifiable information [like almost 90% of fires are caused by human mistake] AND Inferences are based on analysis [like if we can understand what situation triggers the human to make mistakes – we can actually protect - the mankind and environment better]
• 42.Understand these differences also - Judgments are subjective observations - An opinion is a judgment -Belief is a conviction based on cultural or personal faith, morality, or values –Prejudice - a half-baked opinion based on insufficient or unexamined evidence
• 43.Seek Diversity while learning
• 44.Go for Validation of what you already know
• 45.Understand that your Success Is Not a Reliable reason for forming your opinion -Leaders with vast experience get into their thinking-trap
• 46.Always explore the available Options, search for newer ones and challenge the solutions you have created
• 47.When you decision needs to be executed as well – you have also to explore the Feasibility of Execution
• 48.Stop Letting Other People's Opinions Guide Your Life
• 49.Form Your Opinion only after careful verification and research – also check with experts along with your family and friends about their experiences
• 50.Step outside of your comfort zone – by stretching your goals - start small— then progressively increase the challenge-level
• 51.Identify and Pay attention to the (right) details
• 52.Learn to remain calm and respectful if someone offers a differing opinion - Don't argue and don't make mean remarks.
• 53. If it is a upsetting topic and you find it difficult to remain calm - remind yourself – that it is an opinion like you have one and that it is perfectly to okay for everyone to have their own different opinion
• 54.Stop resisting change – be flexible -never close your mind on a subject if evidence emerges that contradicts what you believe – instead learn to adopt the newer meaning
• 55.Stop getting swayed by mob-mindset of joining some group just to feel that you belong
• 56.Stop looking for validations and approvals from others
• 57.Learn to Speak firmly -not necessarily loudly
• 58.Ask questions and listen to others – more often – than speaking
• 59.If possible try to Speak first and last - Don't hold back integrate other people's thoughts in your remarks
• 60.Demonstrate to others that you listen to make yourself more persuasive and impactful

How to Challenge Your Opinion and Beliefs through an Interesting analogy to define the relationship between Zero & Infinity AND Rich & Poor – read below

As per popular and accepted beliefs [you may believe this too] - ZERO means nothing and INFINITY means -a number greater than any countable number.

AND that ZERO and INFINITY are opposite and they can never be same.

Now Please answer - How can there be any number which is greater than any countable number.

If you go deeper then – as per science infinity means -too many (and not uncountable) and in the same way zero means 'too few' (and not nothing).

You may wonder HOW – to get clarification - take the diameter of the Earth and compare it with the distance between Earth and Sun -the diameter of the earth can be said to be zero since it is too small.

However, when you compare the same diameter of earth with that of a PEA – then the diameter of earth can be said to be infinite.

Based on this analogy - same thing can be ZERO and INFINITE at the same time - depending on the context, or your matrix of comparison and on your scale of comparison.

You can relate this same example to also define the relationship between richness and poverty.

Say your income is more than your wants – you may call yourself rich BUT If your wants are more than your income – you may call yourself poor. 

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