DQ-1
In the last few years, the use of blogs, wikis, and othertypes of sharing websites (such as YouTube®, Facebook®, MySpace®,Twitter®, and so on) has become increasingly popular as a means ofexpressing oneself and spreading news, opinions, or ideas. Whatkinds of habits that hinder thinking must we guard against whenusing with these types of online media?
DQ-2
• Your textbookstates, “Individuality is not inborn but acquired” (Ruggiero, 2009,p. 52). What are some of the steps you can take to become anindividual? What are some habits that may hinder your ability tobecome an individual and to think critically? How can you overcomethose habits?
• Based on yourreadings from p. 53 of your textbook and your personal experience,would you say that pop-culture affects individuality and, if so,how?
DQ-3
• Even though lifeis dynamic, and we go through major and minor changes in ourlifetime almost on a daily basis, most people are resistant tochange. This is especially true in the workplace. How can criticaland creative thinking help overcome resistance to change thathinders one’s thinking and productivity? If you were a manager andyour employees were struggling with an operational change, whatcould you do to help them overcome that resistance?
DQ-4
• Select threehabits, from the ones mentioned in your text book, which hinderyour thinking. How have you struggled with those habits in the pastand what can you do to overcome them from now on?
DQ-5
• How are yourproblem-solving strategies working for you, as related to youracademic experience? What has worked and what has not worked sowell?





