Are you a critical thinker? Critical thinking is your ability to make decisions or judgments based on thoughtful steps taken to produce more answers that accurate and reliable. Critical thinking isn't just an expression suggesting one think through a decision. Critical thinking is also a learned skill and a large field of study that includes examining techniques for describing and analyzing a problem and knowing how to evaluate potential solutions, reasons through the data, and use sound evidence to arrive at a conclusion. Knowing how to apply the principles of critical thinking can make you a more valuable employee because you will have the ability to solve problems and devise solutions for your employer that are more likely to succeed. To learn more, you can join the Foundation for Critical Thinking at criticalthinking.org. It's free. You'll discover plenty of inexpensive resources to build your critical thinking skills.