Critical Thinking with QFT(Question Formulation Technique)

Suryaharahap
3 min readApr 11, 2022

Soft skills class at GenerasiGigih 2.0

What is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking is the ability to analyze information objectively and rationally, and then make an informed judgment based on your analysis.

This ability will be very important for the younger generation because in the future they will face situations and conditions that are full of uncertainty and this is clearly visible now.

I had the opportunity to take a class that discusses critical thinking using the QFT Framework in the GenerasiGigih 2.0 and learn with Kak Fio as a mentor. To be able to think critically is not a skill that is easy to learn but requires exercises that basically have to start from entering school age.

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First step: Produce

Ask as many questions as you can.

  1. What is success?
  2. Are the most successful people in society most talented?
  3. Why people can be successful?
  4. Is talent the most important thing for success?
  5. Does everyone have a talent trait?
  6. So did they simply outperform the rest of us in innate talent?
  7. Do they work the hardest?
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Open questions

  1. What success?
  2. Why people can be successful?
  3. What the most successful people in society most talented?

Close questions

  1. So did they simply outperform the rest of us in innate talent?
  2. Is talent the most important thing for success?
  3. Does everyone have a talent trait?
  4. Do they work the hardest?

It’s time to prioritize

Select the best 3 questions that will help me make an informed.

  • Are the most successful people in society most talented?
  • Do they work the hardest?
  • So did they simply outperform the rest of us in innate talent?

Now what?
Let’s create a plan with next steps, describing what you will do those questions.

Information

There are talented individuals who are highly successful because of their immense level of innate and developed skills. These individuals would more than likely succeed against anyone who claimed to possess the same gifting.

A natural-born singer is a natural-born singer. It’s hard to deny hearing a beautiful note even if you tried.

Yet, even a natural-born singer is not guaranteed exponential success simply due to their innate talent alone. We’ve seen this play out time and time again in the countless stories of individuals we both personally know and publicly hear about.

Task

Talent is in many ways. Starting from the work ethic, and intelligence, to the habit of working hard.

However, skill alone is not enough. In the simulation, talented people are only a small part of the lineup of successful people.

Reflection

What did you learn so far?
I learned that successful people don’t have to be talented, for this reason, there are so many complex factors that influence a person’s success.

How did you learn? bagaimana and mempelajarinya
I learned to study it carefully to implement the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) Process.

What is your conclusion about the statement?
The key to success is relative. We know that many people will be successful in life to some degree, I think we would all be kidding if we didn’t acknowledge the human desire to receive a greater level of recognition and appreciation for our talents.

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