3. Whenever you address an issue, anticipate what problems are likely to undermine your thinking at each stage of the thinking process and make a conscious effort to resist their influence.
Challenge and Reward
It is one thing to understand the steps necessary to improving your thinking and quite another to use them effectively. The latter task is a formidable challenge that will take continuing effort over a long period of time.
Is the challenge worth the effort? Let’s consider what is known about the role of thinking in everyday life. The most respected educators stress the importance of going beyond mere memorization and reflecting on the significance and application of facts. Thinking skills are necessary to understand and profit from college courses. Business and professional leaders stress that proficiency in thinking is necessary to solve problems and make decisions on the job. (Books written in recent years about achieving excellence underline the value of thinking skills.)
3、当你解决一个问题时，都要预先思考哪些问题可能会在你思考过程中阻碍你的思维，并且有意识的抵制它们的影响。
挑战与回报
理解提高你的思维中的步骤是一回事，而有效的利用他们是另一回事。后一项任务是一项艰巨的挑战，需要长期持续努力。
这个挑战值得那些努力吗？让我们来考虑一下日常生活中众所周知的思维规则。最受尊敬的教育家强调，必须超越单纯记忆，反思事实的意义和作用。思考技巧是理解大学课程并从中受益的必要条件。商业及专业领袖指出善于思考是解决问题和在工作中决策所必需的。（近年来写的关于取得卓越成绩的书强调了思维技巧的价值。）
