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	How Good Are Your Critical Thinking Skills?

chestnut501

7-21-2009 11:43 PM

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7-22-2009 5:47 AM

aldajones

Very interesting topic, I was reading everything and I liked a lot, Keep it.

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7-22-2009 6:34 PM

mmlee

A great clip

7-22-2009 10:17 PM

iquanyin

i love the trend of "thinking" i see here. wonderful! most ppl--me included--assume they're thinking when actually they're on auto pilot. i applaud any and all efforts to make ppl more aware of this.

7-23-2009 4:39 AM

cendana287

Excellent article here. Thanks for clipping it. I'm going to share this at the groups where I frequent.

7-23-2009 5:25 AM

Onceakaz

following the links in the blogs is great. I get even more insight into what's been written about.

7-23-2009 10:12 PM

shaor

Chez, did you or did anyone ever buy shoes that 'killed your feet'? I just had that expeirience for the first time in my 64 years!! I paid $70 for them but walked 2 blocks to my employment in bear feet as it was cripplin g me! just wondered if some other women ever expienced this!?

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