By: Megan Prats

1/29/2015

Logic and reason brings critical thinking into reality. However, the infinite realm of knowledge houses not just what is real, but everything else. Sometimes, it is in the student’s best interest to throw logic and reason out of the window and allow her conclusion to arrive from the lack thereof. As long as critical thinking warrants using this tool as opposed to its opposite, the student has used her critical thinking skills wisely.

The lack thereof is normally best used when the student is employing Creativity in the Moment. When the student surrenders herself to the infinite realm of knowledge, she doesn’t have time nor the authority to rationalize her decisions. Thus concussions that defy logic and reason can appropriately unfold.

Because logic and reason is practical, the lack thereof will be used in rare circumstances. If I had to quantify it, logic and reason should guide the student about 90% of the time whereas the lack thereof is the authority for the other 10%. Thus, when teaching the student to depend on the lack thereof, it is important that the student realize that it should be rarely used. Second, to allow the lack thereof to develop in the student, you should develop her ability to be creative in the moment. When the student learns to be creative in the moment, she will become familiar with the lack thereof’s environment. Then, the student will be able to allow herself to take advantage of the lack thereof in situations that might not necessarily call for creativity in the moment but where the lack thereof is still the best way for the student to go. For example, the student choosing to pursue music as a career even though logic and reason beg the student not to because of the economic consequences of being a musician.

The lack thereof is a powerful area of the infinite realm of knowledge as some of the most revolutionary ideas have come from there. For the student, if she allows the lack thereof to control at times, the product of her learning labors will flourish. Most importantly, the student must use her critical thinking skills to select to use the products of the lack thereof as its benefit relies on the situation. In short, you may instill in the student the desire to apply the ideas from logic and reason’s opposite by making the student aware of its rarity and exposing the student to the environment in which it resides.

© Megan Prats 2015