What should I do if my speech is illogical and my thinking is confusing? How can I improve my expression and logical thinking skills?

Illogical speech and confused thinking can be improved by learning some methods and techniques. For example, you can refer to the following methods and techniques summarized and compiled based on my own reading, study and practical experience:

1. Strategies for clear expression: PREP mode

At work In life, each of us will encounter situations where we need to express our opinions and ideas to others in written or oral form. When speaking or writing, we are often accustomed to expressing logically according to "because this, so that". This method is actually not conducive to the other party quickly understanding what you want to express, because the other party needs to patiently listen to what you say before they understand. What do you want to say. In reality, people often don't have that patience, and they may not have the time and energy to listen to you.

A better way is to do the opposite, that is: state the conclusion first, and then gradually and hierarchically develop your thoughts, analysis, or plans and other specific content. Talking about the conclusion first is equivalent to giving the other party a reassurance and certainty first, so that the other party knows what you are going to say when you come, and can better understand what you are going to say later; and gradually unfolding it in layers, The other party can follow you step by step into your details.

The specific method can follow the "PREP model". PREP is the first letter of four words, P (Point, point of view/conclusion), R (Reason, reason/reason/basis), E (Example, instance/illustration), P (Point).

The specific usage is that in formal conversations, speeches, or writings: first, you can express your opinions, conclusions or propositions concisely and clearly; then you can state the "basis" to support your conclusion; and then Then use specific cases, or actual information and data to improve the persuasiveness of your conclusions or opinions; finally reiterate the conclusion to ensure that the information you want to convey has been delivered. If you still have demands at this time, that is, what you want the other party to do, you can also raise them at this time.

In addition to formal occasions, we can also learn from PREP's logical production model to enhance our logic in daily communication and writing. Whether you are telling others or listening to others, you can deliberately think about "this manuscript": what is the point of view to be expressed, what is the reason, and what is the case? This subtle practice can continuously optimize your logical thinking.

2. Exercise through "self-questioning"

In daily reading, study, and work life, whether you see, hear or read some: important information or let Whenever you have information that touches you, you can exercise your thinking through some deliberate self-questions.

For example, when reading a book, when you read an important point or conclusion, you can ask yourself: Why did the author start from this angle? How did the author come to this conclusion? What are the shortcomings of this conclusion? How could it be better if I wrote it?

3. Exercise through "writing"

Writing is a kind of self-thinking arrangement. Spending time to structure an article that others can understand is actually training yourself. Logical thinking and organizational skills. Because writing is a process of setting a topic and then finding the answer. You must first define the right question, then decide the angle from which to approach the problem, then analyze the advantages and disadvantages of various angles, and finally form your own conclusion. Completing this entire process and writing an article is equivalent to practicing logical thinking.

As for what to write, it is very broad, such as writing an original story, writing a reading or learning experience, or life insights. After your writing skills improve, you can just find a keyword, then use this keyword to build a logical structure and write an article.

4. Exercise by "taking structured reading notes"

Each book has its own logical structure, and the table of contents is the basic logic for the author to write the book. Therefore, we can exercise our logical thinking ability by taking notes, which can achieve multiple goals with one stone.

① When reading a book initially, we basically look at the problem from the perspective of the author. In order to test our basic grasp, we can test it by "writing the table of contents of a book silently" , and then compare it with the table of contents of this book after writing it silently.

②Start from yourself and think, "If you were the author, how would you write this book?" Then write out your writing outline (logical structure).

③After reading the book, there will be more or less key contents that you are more concerned about. After understanding and thinking about these contents, you can write articles using these knowledge points as themes. If it is a book about characters or stories, it is also a very good exercise to sort out the main content of a book with "time as the main line and events as the main line" after reading the book.

5. Exercise by "sorting out movies"

Most people prefer to watch movies. In this case, we might as well spend some time after watching the movie, sort out Look at the plot and main line of the movie (suspense, science fiction, crime movies or books are better because they test your logical thinking).

After sorting it out by yourself, you can also search for other people’s opinions on the Internet, compare them, and see what omissions you have made. If you do this often, your logical thinking and memory will be improved to a certain extent.

6. Improve your (logical) thinking ability by "exercising your brain"

The strength of your (logical) thinking ability is directly related to the brain, so it is also helpful to exercise your brain more.

Among them, memory training is a good way to exercise your brain. When we have free time every day, we can do a little memory training, such as memorizing a grocery list, memorizing a poem or a short paragraph in a book, etc. At the same time, you can also learn some memory methods and memory techniques, such as the "coding and positioning memory, playing card memory, mind map memory" and other training in the "Elite Speed ??Reading and Memory Training Software", which have certain effects on logical thinking and image thinking. exercise effect.

In addition, what you need to know is: both thinking and thinking depend on your various basic knowledge. Without underlying knowledge, most of your thinking can only be superficial. We can only continue to read and study, accumulate different knowledge, and then use methods such as writing to organize our thinking (I do this myself, just find a method that suits you), strengthen understanding, and integrate all kinds of knowledge. In this way Only in this way can you truly improve your thinking ability.