How Thinking With Consequential Logic Creates A Better Life

Foresight is a tool we should all have in our war chests. However, many of us disregard this critical thoughtprocess. If I drink this much and drive my car, I just mightcrash, killing myself or someone else. If I talk about myboss behind his back to the wrong person, I could get firedfor some trivial reason. Almost everyone knows the difference between right andwrong, but do we all apply thinking with consequentiallogic before committing our wrongs? Probably not. Thereasons are plenty, but simply put, many of us are too lazyor careless. If it is lazy, that can be more easily fixed than that ofcareless. Lazy is just that, lazy. Working a little extra hardby churning the brain with logic before minor or majordecisions creates a more seamless living environment fornot only yourself, but everyone around you. Careless is more difficult to fix because the person is caringless about something that requires someone to yield morecare. This is a fundamental disregard for the situation or aninadequate comprehension of the dynamics of thatparticular situation or decision. Usually people other than yourself are involved, assumingyou have careless tendencies. Let me clarify with anexample: You are on a roof reshingling with a workingpartner, but you are a level below him/her and this personwould like to get down to your level. They ask if youcould set the step ladder up so they can get down, so youdo. By not holding the ladder tightly as the persondescends, they fall and die. This is a blatant example of disregarding someone else’ssafety by not caring enough. It could also be construed aslazy; however, in this situation it is more likely thatcarelessness trumps laziness big time. In this hypothetical example, if this person thinks withconsequential logic, they would know that leaving theladder unsecured while this person is stepping down couldhave deadly consequences. This mindset should be on automatic pilot all the time. However, many people think their logic is fine when theypass another car when climbing a hill. Their thinking is itshouldn’t matter because it’s a new V6. This is skewedthinking because logically you should, under anycircumstances, never attempt this maneuver. However,putting too much hope and faith into something andthinking that everything will be just fine is always asking fortrouble.When thinking under a more controlled mindset, logic willprevail and instead of always wearing the rosy glasseshoping everything will turn out fine, you will haveassurance knowing certain variables need to add up beforea decision is made.If this mindset is not taken seriously, problems, trouble, anddysfunction in relationships and employment will more thanlikely always follow. Taking the extra time to pause and let the brain logicallyprocess any given scenario without obscuring its reality, canonly benefit any perspective person. Life will consistently throw curve balls at you, but using consequential logicwhen critical thinking or not, makes for a better life. --by Brian Maloney-ValuePrep.comWant to improve your personal values?Get high-quality-relationship advice for guys and gals from a 'Logical' standpoint. Visit Relationship Advice for Guys & Women **Attn Ezine editors / Site Owners**Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety in your ezine or on your website as long as you leave all links in place, do not modify the content and include our resource box as listed above.