Post #2186246
2022-12-25 12:30 UTC
@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social With this toot you are bumping into something I learned too late in life: being critical is different than critical thinking. The first is verbalizing everything that you don't like as a way of life. The second is making an assessment as to something's fitness. I was not taught the distinction. I was taught kindness always, check your brain at the door, smile, nod and be agreeable. It did not serve me well. Don't be a constant critic, AND do NOT give up your critical thinking.
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@Didactylos@toot.community 2022-12-25 20:32
@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social @JulieB@deacon.social yep, I simply avoid stuff that I critically find not worth my time and find stuff that is worthy of me spending my most precious time on. These days I watch around 1 hour of TV per week and have not watched a movie in years.
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@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social 2022-12-25 21:58
@JulieB@deacon.social this is a great observation. That's exactly what I was getting at, you just said it much better 😊
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@Sadtomato@mstdn.ca 2022-12-25 23:31
@JulieB@deacon.social @AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social i love this advice. Thank you for challenging my thinking.