Each person has their own qualities, talents and features. A huge interest among psychologists and employers who select personnel is evoked by such a feature as an analytical mindset. People who have developed well enough focus on logic, not on emotions. That is why innate analysts first think, and then only proceed to action.
What does an "analytical" mindset mean?
Everyone knows that the human brain consists of the left and right hemispheres. Each of them is responsible for certain abilities: the right for intuition, and the left for logic. If the left hemisphere dominates, then the person is endowed with an analytical mindset. This means that the mind prevails over the senses.
Analyzing information and making any decision, a person with analytical skills argues in a logical and structured manner. At first, he as if gathers all the facts, carefully analyzes them and builds a consistent chain, which allows to draw the most correct conclusions.
People with a talent of analytical thinking are distinguished by such features as:
- composure;
- sharpness;
- unethical.
Thanks to the first characteristic in the list, it is quite possible for such people to entrust an important matter. And, despite the fact that analysts are outwardly cold, inhuman and not romantic natures, inside they are the same people.
Just in the first place they put the facts, and then everything else. Sometimes there is a confluence of the analytical mind and logical thinking with artistic perception. Here you can talk about real talent.
Analytical mindset: what does psychology say?
According to many psychologists, the analytical type of thinking involves the use of logic during the analysis of information and making a certain decision. Here you can add the "mathematical ingenuity", because analysts are well versed in mathematical problems and formulas.
There are several signs that a person has an excellent analytical mindset:
- from the huge amount of information highlights the individual components;
- analyzes information comprehensively;
- builds logical arguments and chains of conclusions that help to make the right conclusion;
- sees different solutions to the problem.
Predicting the course of events is a very important feature. But such people are completely unadapted to romance and spontaneous decisions. It is closer to them to calculate everything to the smallest details.
Therefore, such people are said to be avid skeptics. And although analysts can shine with intelligence and erudition, they are still often considered hermits, as they like to spend time alone.
Determine the analytical mind
This feature is given to each of us from birth. Only in some people it is manifested more, in others - less. How to determine the analytical mind?
There are many different tests that tell about the work of your brain and determine who you are: a mathematician or a humanitarian? Below is a kind of test that allows you to quickly and easily find out who you really are.
There is such a sentence: "The sun shines very brightly, giving its rays to the emerald foliage of birches." If you are a humanist, then you will argue in the same way as in the sentence, plus you can dream or dream, for example: "I would like to be there now ...". But if you are dominated by an analyst, then you will argue something like this:
- It's day outside, as the sun shines only at this time;
- Most likely, the weather is very good, as the sun shines;
- On the street is summer time, this confirms the foliage of bright green color;
- In the place in question, several trees, since the word "birch" in the plural;
- Actions take place in the cold part of Eurasia or in the north of America. Birches in other places do not grow.
- This is an artistic text, because there are beautiful turns.
How to develop an analytical mindset
Not every person is gifted with a good analytical mind. However, if you wish, you can develop analytical skills. This will be only a plus in everyday life, professional activities, as well as in difficult life situations.
How to develop analytical skills? To do this, you need a tremendous work on yourself, and permanent. This includes the following:
- various workouts;
- healthy lifestyle;
- proper diet.
You need to start developing small. This may be the solving of simple crossword puzzles, scanwords, rebuses. Also excellent results are given by logical and word games.
From among the latter, pay attention to "Scrabble" and "Balda". If you have a set of checkers or chess, this is great, because such games also develop logic and analytical thinking very well.
Also you will develop analytics well, reading detectives. After all, the plot lines of such books provide food for thought. Connoisseurs of detective novels, without having read the next book, probably noticed that there was a lot of thoughts in my head about what the ending would be.
For the brain to work well, you need to forget about smoking, alcohol, getting enough sleep and other bad habits, which are a stumbling block to any development. In addition to this, you need to pay for your food.
It must be complete, balanced and diverse. The main element, without which the brain can not work, is glucose.
Only this does not mean that you need to eat, candy, cakes and other sweets. If possible, replace these foods with fruits that have plenty of glucose. Also in your diet you need to replenish:
- nuts;
- dried fruit;
- cranberries;
- lemon;
- dark chocolate;
- blueberries;
- fatty fish;
- white cabbage;
- spinach.
In other words, vitamins and minerals must be present in the food. And in order to develop your analytical skills, follow these rules:
- instead of sugar, use high-quality carbohydrates;
- prefer protein foods;
- observe the water-salt balance;
- refuse gluttony;
- Do not eat too fatty foods.
Observing the above recommendations, you will learn to think analytically and logically. And your thoughts themselves will be displayed on the shelves. But the best teacher is life itself.
What professions are suitable for people with an analytical mindset
A person who is able to think analytically knows how to compare data and draw conclusions. Therefore, he prefers to work with documents and various programs, rather than with people. From this feature, we can conclude that the analysts make good ones:
- research staff;
- writers;
- lawyers;
- doctors;
- marketers;
- economists;
- logisticians;
- lawyers;
- IT specialists, etc.
Therefore, HR specialists working in these areas, first of all, pay attention to the analytical skills of the candidates, inviting them to compile various tests.
To develop or not to develop our analytical skills is everyone’s business.
But, having made the decision to polish your brain with special exercises, logical puzzles, games and other methods, you will have plenty of opportunities.
A little more information about what analytical thinking is in the next video.
