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Critical Thinking

Learn simple tools for clearer decisions. This course helps you test assumptions, compare options, and document trade-offs without overthinking.

Best for

Decisions with messy information: competing priorities, unclear data, and human bias.

Lessons

7

Worksheets

4

Time

2–3 hrs

person comparing options on paper decision grid with laptop

Frameworks you can reuse

Instead of memorising long lists, you will learn a few versatile frameworks. They help you slow down just enough to avoid mistakes, without getting stuck in analysis.

Free tool

Download the decision grid template from Resources and try it on a real choice this week.

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Course outline

1) Assumptions vs facts

Spot hidden assumptions and turn them into questions you can test.

2) Decision grids

Compare options with clear criteria, weights, and trade-offs.

3) Risks and second-order effects

Identify what could go wrong and what might change later because of a decision.

4) Bias awareness

Notice common cognitive biases and design small “checks” to reduce errors.

Practice task example

Pick one decision you have been delaying. List three options, choose three criteria, and score each option quickly. Then write one assumption to test next.

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