Use Your Brain!

Today's blog article on critical thinking was written by guest contributor David Mahtani. “No whys. Just no,” I say to my four-year-old as I drive down the street. I don’t have the patience, time, and mental energy in the moment to argue with him or to explain my reasoning. “Ugh!” he groans in response, frustrated that I won’t engage him or allow him to try to persuade me about why he should have frozen Coca Cola from the gas station we just passed. If you’re a parent or an older sibling, I’m...