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entrepreneur, one should develop its ability to reason and question. Critical thinking means being
an active learner rather than a passive recipient of information. Critical thinkers resolve problems
not by intuition or instincts, but by identifying and objectively analyzing (without influence from
personal feelings, opinion or biases) the problems and the information they have.
To become better critical thinkers, entrepreneurs need to work on their observational skills. They
will help them to quickly sense and identify a new problem, as well as to predict when a problem
might occur. Being able to analyze situations and information effectively is an essential skill for
critical thinking as well. Looking at problems and situations from different perspective can help in
decision-making and solving problems. Mastering critical thinking also mean being able to infer
and draw conclusions based on the information you have, as well as determining which
information is important and which not.

Improving critical thinking skills can protect us from fraud and manipulation by allowing us to
make logical and informed decisions.

Time management and organizational skills
The most important time-management skill is prioritization. Although we are productive and
efficient, sometimes time is not enough to complete all tasks. Then we need to prioritize and
determine which tasks are important, which can be performed later, and which can be delegated.
A popular tool is the Eisenhower Priority Matrix. It makes a distinction between urgent and
important tasks and depending on the combination of them we can prioritize which task should be
done first.

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Figure 2 Eisenhower Matrix

3 https://www.eisenhower.me/eisenhower-matrix/

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