Which of these thinking skills are important for your job or studies: analytical, creative, critical or divergent (creating solutions) thinking?
They say that it's through difficulty and discomfort that you develop your thinking skills. Do you agree or disagree? Do you do difficult things?
Is it important to be ingenious? In which situations? Do you know anyone who is ingenious? (very intelligent and skillful)
How reliable is guesswork in decision-making? Do you ever act on a hunch? (based on feeling)
Should you have your wits about you in any situation? How do you feel about it? (think quickly and make sensible decisions)
What questions/topics require deliberating? (thinking seriously and carefully about)
Are the media biased? Are there any prejudiced views on the Internet / TV? (an unreasonable dislike for something or someone)
Have you ever been completely baffled by anything? (puzzled)
Have you ever faced any dilemmas in your life? What was your resolution?
Round 2. Learning
Were you a conscientious student? (putting a lot of effort into your work) Does contentiousness pay off?
Were there any subjects difficult to take in? What about now? (understand and remember)
Is this the right way for students to swot up before the exam? (study very hard) What is a better way?
What was the last subject you read up on? (learn about by reading)
What challenges in learning should you face up to? (accept and try to deal with)
Is it necessary to have a mental age that equals your biological age?
Do you often make a mental note of something? Should we commit things to our memory or rather store them on our devices? (remember)
What are the advantages and shortcomings of distance learning? Would rather have an online class or an on-premise one? (offline)
Which of your skills would you like to brush up on? (practise and improve)
Do you easily come around to another point of view? (change your opinion) or do you prefer to stand your ground? (defend your opinion)
Round 3. Intellect
Would you pick somebody's brain if you need advice? Who would it be? Why? (ask for an opinion/advice)
When are people brainwashed into particular thinking? How to be immune to brainwashing? (pressurize into adopting particular beliefs)
Are there any projects or pieces of work that you can call your brainchild? (idea, plan, invention created by you)
What areas in your life do you show consideration for? (take seriously)
Do you like when someone do an impression of famous people? Do you find it funny? (copy another person's manner and speech, especially in order to make people laugh)
Should people be more broad-minded? Why (willing to accept behavior or beliefs that are different from your own) What is your attitude to the narrow-mindedness of some people? (unwilling to accept different beliefs)
Do you have a set of principles? Would you go againstyour principles?
Round 4. It's all about the mind
Could you make up your mind to go on a trip around the world? What will be the main obstacles? (to decide)
Is there anything that you're glad you've made up your mind about?
What people and events are etched on your memory? (you continue to remember it)
Why are some memories etched on our minds?
What things boggled your mind? (impress, amaze) Think of unusual films, books, architecture, tastes, devices, scientific discoveries, countries you've visited.
Your mind boggles when you see… meet.. hear.. (в уме не укладывается) It's more negative in comparison with the previous question.
Have you ever met people who blew your mind? (very exciting and unusual)
What phenomena in the modern world blow your mind? Think of politics, business, internet, etc. (affect very strongly)
What activities take your mind off unpleasant or worrying matters? (stop you from thinking about)
