Introduction Most people believe they struggle with decision-making because they lack intelligence. In reality, the problem is rarely about intelligence. It is about unfinished thinking. We often confuse quick reactions with thoughtful reasoning and assume that speed equals clarity. In truth, reacting is easy. Thinking well takes structure. Day after day, we face similar triggers, follow the same mental shortcuts, and arrive at the same predictable outcomes. We mix facts with emotions, risks with assumptions, and opinions with fear—all at once—and label it “thinking.” This mental clutter creates confusion, not clarity. What if the solution was not about being smarter, but about using a better system to organize our thoughts? This is where Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats offer a powerful shift. Instead of letting thoughts collide randomly, this framework helps you think in sequence. Each “hat” represents a specific mode of thinking, allowing clarity to emerge step by step. When ...
Let us first know what famous people said about criticism: Abraham Lincoln : “Don’t criticize them; they are just what we would be under similar circumstances”. Confucious : " Don't complain about the snow on the roof of the neighbors if your door is unclean". Benjamin Franklin : " Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do". Lets us read a story of Francis Crowley or popularly known as "Two-Gun" Crowley. He was a serial murderer of New York and he also robbed a New Rochelle Bank. On the day he was encountered by New York Police he was enjoying at his girlfriend's home. 300 policemen surrounded the building and bullet started flowing from both sides but when Crowley identified that his bullets are finishing, he had written a letter. In that letter, he had written that " Yes he knows that he is a killer, but he has a kind heart under his coat, a heart that does no harm". Yes, you read it correctly he identifi...