Each person is talented and unique. Analytical mindset is one of the rare qualities, which, having it, one can become successful in many spheres of life. Ability to analyze and logic are necessary in science, medicine, criminalistics, psychology.
What does the analytical mindset mean?
Talents begin to manifest themselves from childhood, wise parents noticing the strengths of their child are set to start developing them. What factors determine the person's inclination to analyze? One answer is the predominance or dominance of the left hemisphere of the brain responsible for technical thinking, logic and the prevalence of the mind over the senses. Analytical mindset is a process of thinking that includes
- careful analysis of facts, events, phenomena;
- the ability to build logical chains;
- ability to separate the main from the secondary in a large stream of information;
- vision perspective;
- clear statement of thoughts;
- sequence of inferences.
Analytical thinking in psychology
Thinking operations in psychology are a property of the psyche and reflect the subjective connection of a person with the surrounding objective reality. Discursive or analytical thinking is a subset of abstract-logical thinking, which is based on deep awareness, unfolded in time and characterized by stages:
- "Scanning" or comprehension of an event, a situation, a problem. An important component at this stage is the high motivation of a person in an effort to resolve the situation.
- View options, process information and set tasks. All possible parameters for the solution are identified.
- Nomination of hypotheses.
- Ways of solving a problem situation: using previously known algorithms or creating a new solution.
- Process in Action (Practical Activity).
- Testing of hypotheses.
- If the problem is not effectively addressed, the period of detachment and the search for new solutions.
Analytical and critical thinking
Analytical thinking can be supplemented (not always) with quality such as criticality. Critical thinking helps the analyst to objectively look at ideas, decisions, see weaknesses and check assumptions and facts. With excessively developed critical thinking, there is a focus on people's shortcomings, judgments, decisions, which hinders to objectively evaluate, apply and receive positive results.
Analytical and logical thinking
Analytical thinking is closely interrelated with logical thinking and relies on it in the construction of logical chains and connections. Scientists consider the analytical mindset to be equal to the concept of abstract-logical thinking. Any thinking operation is a delicate and complex process involving both internal mechanisms and external factors. Analytical thinking in conjunction with the logical, helps a person:
- establish regularities;
- anticipate (calculate) the development of events, processes;
- to build the supposed connections between objects and objects without having to study them at the same time;
- theoretically substantiate the conclusions with the help of written or oral speech.
How to develop an analytical mindset?
The analytical mind, like the other natural feature or talent of man, should not remain at a certain "point" - it is necessary to develop what is given from birth. The famous saying: "Success is 1 percent of talent and 99 percent of labor" is also applicable to the development of analytical skills. When an individual sets the goal of "pumping" analytical thinking, an important rule is gradualness. At the first stage it is:
- the solution of crossword puzzles, scanwords;
- reading detective stories with reflections on actions, motivation, motives of heroes;
- word games;
- checkers or chess - a great way to develop analysis.
Exercises for analytical thinking
Analytical abilities begin to develop from childhood. For a child with a "mathematical" mindset, it will be useful to have a joint pastime with parents for solving puzzles, rebuses, tasks with finding differences in pictures, searching for missing objects. How to develop analytical thinking for an adult person, if a number of circumstances arise, when the ability to analyze is very important (promotion, the desire to realize the potential)? To develop the left hemisphere and analytical abilities it is possible at any age, performing the exercises:
- The analysis of any information coming from outside: political, economic. What are the arguments of politicians, economists, which raises doubts, as in this case the person himself would have acted.
- Every day, come up with various situations with unforeseen events (business organization, flight into space, public speaking ) and think over several solutions, which one is the best and why.
- Solving logical problems.
- Learning programming.
- Create a goal and implement it using an algorithm:
- collection of complete information;
- definition of primary links;
- variants of solution and development, statement of hypotheses;
- achievement of the goal: action based on decisions taken.
Analytical mentality - profession
The analytical mind is a highly organized mind. In today's world, an important parameter is the processing speed of a huge amount of information, which is constantly changing, supplemented. High analytical abilities of a person are increasingly in demand and such specialists are needed all over the world. Professions in which a person with analytical thinking can realize himself:
- auditor;
- manager;
- economist;
- political scientist;
- a specialist in computer technologies at various levels;
- the logist;
- analyst;
- legal adviser;
- programmer;
- critic;
- reviewer;
- IT - technologies
- criminalist;
- investigator.
Analytical thinking - books
The development of analytical abilities helps a person to overcome difficult situations without unnecessary emotions. The ability to analyze helps to see the output where it seemed that it does not exist and build a logical chain of cause-effect relationships. Reading fiction in the genre of the detective, as well as special literature on the development of thinking contribute to improving analytical skills:
- "Engineering heuristics." - D. Gavrilov
- "The art of thinking. Lateral thinking as a way of solving complex problems "- E. Bono
- "Book of decisions. 50 models of strategic thinking "- M. Krogerus
- "Conceptual thinking in solving complex and complicated problems" - A.Teslinov
- "Logic in questions and answers" - V.Vechkanov
- "Logic and tactical thinking. 50 + 50 tasks for training the skills of a successful person "- C. Phillips
- "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" - A.K. Doyle
- "Hercule Poirot" cycle of books by A. Christie