I was recently speaking with a friend who explained that every result in life begins with a question: that is, we ask a question (what do I want to eat?), formulate a thought to answer said question (I want to eat healthily), take an action based on that thought (I'm going to buy a salad), and that action, when repeated enough times, turns into a result (I'm healthy).
This will help you see both sides of the coin and formulate a thought-out opinion.
Just as soon as you had finished formulating a single thought about one person in a blue/black worsted wool suit with a blue/red tie, a new one (or Carly Fiorina) had taken his place.
None of the new classroom assessment or teaching techniques make a student responsible for formulating an independent thought or engineering a persuasive argument.
As a high-school student, Albert Einstein formulated a clever thought experiment and reasoned to a contradiction.
[1]) One of the architects of utilitarian ethics, and a forerunner of Singer's logic, was William Godwin (1756-1836), who formulated a famous thought experiment.
Before I could formulate a real thought about this, the first figure ran up to me and raised his hand to strike me, but ended up landing the blow as a tickle.
As I toured through the Irish prison, I began to formulate a simple thought: In all common law countries -- countries that are legally guided by judges -- except the U.S., going to prison is the punishment.
We're having trouble formulating a joined-up train of thought, because Twitter and Facebook have got us in the habit of thinking in bite-sized outbursts.
One criticism was that although code of ethics compliance is crucial to prevent unethical or illegal practices, it inadequately guides one's thoughts in formulating a viewpoint or judgement in dealing with ethical issues [ 23, 24].
