CONSTRUCTIVE THINKING

— Learning new skills and tools for problem solving

— Asking good questions

— Making decisions

— Performing quantitative analysis (doing the math)

— Planning for scenarios in advance

— Performing research

— Thinking critically

— Solving problems

— Budgeting

— Creating schedules

— Being aware of stressful thoughts and being willing to question them

— Actively imagining

— Developing awareness of thoughts as they arise

— Cultivating open mindedness

— Focusing on what you want to create

— Working with mental models (like those presented here)