unge ahead blindly, without taking the time to plan or think ahead. That's bad.
             Good thinking dispositions „Ÿ the ones that normally describe productive intellectual behavior „Ÿ can be characterized as consisting of seven broad but key intellectual tendencies (Perkins, Jay and Tishman, 1992). The following list describes these seven dispositions. Ideally, good thinking includes all of these dispositions exhibited appropriately at different times depending on the thinking situation. While other dispositions may contribute to good thinking, we believe these seven to be central; efforts to teach thinking ought to cultivate them.
             1. The disposition to be broad and adventurous
             The tendency to be open-minded, to explore alternative views; an alertness to narrow thinking; the ability to generate multiple options.
             2. The disposition toward sustained intellectual curiosity
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