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Identify 3 of the 9 strategies that you will use to develop your critical thinking skills. Describe how you will use each strategy, give specific examples.

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The expert identifies three of the nine strategies that are used to develop critical thinking skills. How each will be used in strategies are given.

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1. Use "Wasted" Time. I realize I waste some time; that is, there are times I am sitting around being unproductive. I get so busy with my day to day that when I have down time I in fact take advantage of it and do nothing. Sometimes I find myself jumping from one activity to another, without truly enjoying any of them. The slacking waste time and leads me to procrastinate. Then when it becomes time to do something of importance I fail to plan well causing negative consequences that could have easily been avoided. It usually comes when I have to be somewhere; like either to work or class. If I had a day off or too much time in between the end of a class and what time I have to start work then I'll sit around and do nothing or nap. Then get up at the ...

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