Critical thinking is great, but in a world full of information we need to learn 'critical ignoring' - Ralph Hertwig, et al; World Economic Forum
Competition for our attention has accelerated over the past decade, which is why we need we need strategies to help us reclaim some cognitive space. Critical thinking helps us to evaluate the information we come across, but it may not be enough in a digital world that contains more information than the world’s libraries combined. This is why we also need to learn ‘critical ignoring’ – the ability to choose what to ignore and where to invest our limited attentional capacities.
