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In CBT we suggest taking a logical and common‐sense approach to thinking.

This does not mean that you become totally unfeeling and emotionless.

Logic or common sense is about the purity of our reasoning skills, whether a conclusion correctly follows a premise or assumption.

For example, which one of these two statements makes sense?

A. Some men shave their heads … therefore anyone with a shaved head is a man.

B. Some men shave their heads … but it doesn't mean everyone with a shaved head is a man.

Clearly statement B makes sense. In statement A, the fact that some men shave their heads does not connect logically to the assumption that anyone with a shaved head is a man. Some women, children and teenagers also have shaved heads.

Logical thinking is useful because we all have the ability to think and use common sense. In CBT, using your common sense well can lead you to form better conclusions about yourself.

Some people think like this about certain goals:

I failed at achieving my goal

therefore, I am a total failure as a person

Others think like this:

I failed at achieving my goal

but that doesn't mean I am a total failure. I am fallible but worthwhile nevertheless. I will learn from my failure and improve.

Which of the above two statements makes sense?