CHAPTER 1- OBSERVATION SKILLS: WHAT'S OUT THERE?

If we base our thinking on poor observation, then no matter how many strategies we devise, or how well we reason, that thinking will be faulty. To develop more conscious thinking habits, we have to first observe our own thinking processes so that we can recognize our strengths and weaknesses. Careful observation requires us to stay awake, take our time, and give our full attention. Careful observation can also help us see details that can help us figure out the problem and also figure out new things. Observation is to sense, perceive, and think. Sensing is collecting information through the senses. Perceiving is holding sense information in consciousness until we can categorize and interpret it. Thinking organizes our perceptions.