There’s is a quote that says “Everything begins with thought.”

The way we see and act in the world all begins in our mind. We all have bias filters of how we interpret what we see and hear in the world.

With all of the information that comes at us from audio and visual informational sources, we need to be able to determine if the information is based upon fact or fiction.

I read a quote from Tony Robbins that said “We’re living in a world where we are drowning in information, starving for knowledge.”

Because anyone can post almost anything on social media and the internet we need to be able to discern fact from fiction.

So let me pose a question to you.

Do you think people value critical thinking?

I would say no, based upon the proof and evidence of people’s actions that we see in today’s world.

Most people blindly follow and accept certain opinions as fact and truth from certain editorial media stars or people in power that they admire from different informational sources without understanding their agenda and questioning what they say because they meet their confirmational biases.

What is a confirmational bias?

According to the definition from Wikipedia, “Confirmational Bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one’s prior beliefs or values.”

My confirmational bias is to seek out and follow principles that have been around for thousands of years that helps us all to become successful and better as a whole.

I know it’s a big task and if I can affect just one person at a time, I have accomplished my goal.

What is odd, people ignore or try to rewrite the facts or objective reality what’s right in front of their face.

In John Maxwell’s book “Thinking for Change”, Skill # 4 “Recognize the Importance of Realistic Thinking”, he talks about having a reality check.

He says, “Reality is the difference between what we wish and what is.”

There was a point and time where people who refused to accept “what is – reality” would be sent to professionals to get mental help.

How can anyone, a family, a company, an organization, or nation be successful if they refused to accept what is or the reality that is in front of their face?

They can’t!

There is a quote by Winston Churchill that says, “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing has happened.”

That is why it is important to be a critical thinker in today’s world so we can understand fact vs. fiction and be able to see more clearly what agenda a person or organization has that is attempting influence our thoughts and behaviors.

We don’t want to be the unknowing victims of someone or an organization that is just seeking out power and money that doesn’t have us, our family, our nation, or our world as a whole best interest at heart.

When critical and realistic thinking is the foundation of our lives, we derive certainty and security from it.

Are you willing to question your confirmational biases and engage in critical and realistic thinking?