As a recently divorced mother, alice is struggling to make ends meet. although she is succeeding, it has been quite a battle. from her perspective, two things that would really improve her life would be a higher-paying job and consistent child-support payments from her ex-spouse. alice is echoing the premise of

Why does c. wright mills identify critical thinking as one of the most important criteria for the development of intellectual craftsmanship? why is constantly being aware of the biased nature of your reactions and interactions (what c. wright mills calls self-reflexive) key to the development of that critical thinking? finally, why is keeping a file important, how can it lean to intellectual curiosity which can foster critical thinking and to develop a keen analytical mind?