Art of Thinking Objectively and Forming Unbiased Opinions
In this article, you will read the following
-60 Ways 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 the depth of your understanding.
We all judge and form opinions 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 opinions — 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 & and 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 opinions are interdependent on each other –all of us make decisions based on our beliefs and act 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, 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 their incompetence and attitude that 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 come 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 all experts — in India — there are thousands of such people [even millions] who believe these idiots.
They also would be the people who have opinions about people whom they have not met about countries they have never been to, about cultures they never read about, about religions they do not practice, etc.
You will find these people are hypocrites who project their fears, mistakes, and weaknesses on others — they use Whataboutery, blame, and coercive power to convince people who have low intelligence.
In extreme cases — people who are schizophrenic, or have anti-social or any other personality disorders — feel edgy, suspicious, scared, and distrustful — of everyone and feel that the entire world is trying to attack them, harm them, and have a 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, and high pride, 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 an opinion at all about 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 fancies and opinions all the time
10. Are convinced that they are always right — even if there is evidence contrary to this belief
11. Who challenge everything and don’t take anything at 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 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 effort into 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, cultures, religions, skin colors, races, and educational and social backgrounds — listen, observe, and learn with an open mind
11. Verify the trustworthiness of the source of your information
12. Never accept anything at face value
13. Confront Your Biases — by listening to Other People’s opinions, 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 of 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]
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