Is critical thinking needed in today’s jobs?

Yes. If rote learning and specific vocational knowledge are keys that open specific career doors, then critical thinking is like a skeleton key. The strongest argument in favor of critical thinking training is how complicated the world around us is rapidly becoming. Technology today has reached the point where you can begin a degree in one skillset only tor graduate and find the knowledge has become partially or wholly redundant. Without the ability to reason and critically adapt, one’s knowledge remains static and unchanging. Critical thinking is a crucial way to retain adaptability in an ever-changing world. We’re also surrounded by a vast ocean of information and misinformation. The capacity for critical reasoning allows us to filter one from the other. This skill isn’t just necessary for today’s jobs. It’s a necessary part of life.