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Not all thinking is created equal. There are five distinct levels—and most people get stuck at Level 3 without realizing it.
In this episode, I break down the Cognitive Ladder: from recall to comprehension to application to transfer to evaluation. I share the story of a student who could memorize the Constitution but couldn't apply it to modern life, a teacher who transferred literary analysis skills to crisis intervention, and the Level 5 judgment call I had to make when deciding whether to fire a beloved teacher.
What you'll learn:
- The five levels of thinking (and how to diagnose where you are)
- Why smart people struggle when the context changes
- Traps at each level and how to avoid them
- How I transferred thinking skills across four different careers
- The difference between knowing how to do something and being able to adapt it
- How to move up the ladder one rung at a time
- step-by-step methods to move up a level
- aligning tasks with levels to lead and teach better
- building tolerance for ambiguity and owning decisions
If you want to go deeper on this, if you want to diagnose your thinking level and frameworks for moving up the ladder, I write about this every week in my Substack. If you want the insider of Substack, that's a $10 a month, and the link is in the show.
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About the host: M.A. Aponte is a former JPMorgan banker, former Merrill Lynch wealth manager, former NYPD officer, Army Officer, and Executive Director of a Charter School in Florida. He is the author of The Logical Mind and host of Thinking 2 Think.
Join My Substack for more content: maaponte.substack.com
Consulting/Advisory Services: MAAponte.com
Professional LinkedIn Page: www.linkedin.com/in/maaponte
Financial Budget/Wealth Management app (FREE): https://centsora.com/
CHECK OUT OUR NEW CRITICAL THINKING GAME APP! Currently in BETA:
- Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.base692af669b00f0dc8d8ad6653.app
- Web: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.base692af669b00f0dc8d8ad6653.app
- *Coming soon to Apple Store
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Not all thinking is created equal. There are five distinct levels—and most people get stuck at Level 3 without realizing it.
In this episode, I break down the Cognitive Ladder: from recall to comprehension to application to transfer to evaluation. I share the story of a student who could memorize the Constitution but couldn't apply it to modern life, a teacher who transferred literary analysis skills to crisis intervention, and the Level 5 judgment call I had to make when deciding whether to fire a beloved teacher.
What you'll learn:
- The five levels of thinking (and how to diagnose where you are)
- Why smart people struggle when the context changes
- Traps at each level and how to avoid them
- How I transferred thinking skills across four different careers
- The difference between knowing how to do something and being able to adapt it
- How to move up the ladder one rung at a time
- step-by-step methods to move up a level
- aligning tasks with levels to lead and teach better
- building tolerance for ambiguity and owning decisions
If you want to go deeper on this, if you want to diagnose your thinking level and frameworks for moving up the ladder, I write about this every week in my Substack. If you want the insider of Substack, that's a $10 a month, and the link is in the show.
Support the show
About the host: M.A. Aponte is a former JPMorgan banker, former Merrill Lynch wealth manager, former NYPD officer, Army Officer, and Executive Director of a Charter School in Florida. He is the author of The Logical Mind and host of Thinking 2 Think.
Join My Substack for more content: maaponte.substack.com
Consulting/Advisory Services: MAAponte.com
Professional LinkedIn Page: www.linkedin.com/in/maaponte
Financial Budget/Wealth Management app (FREE): https://centsora.com/
CHECK OUT OUR NEW CRITICAL THINKING GAME APP! Currently in BETA:
- Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.base692af669b00f0dc8d8ad6653.app
- Web: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.base692af669b00f0dc8d8ad6653.app
- *Coming soon to Apple Store
📲 Let’s connect on social media (Linktree): https://linktr.ee/thinking2think
🔗 Follow us:
📖 Check out my book: The Logical Mind: Learn Critical Thinking to Make Better D...