Thinking is a manner of which to ponder on questions or issues, that if left unrefined, skews towards reasoning that is founded on prejudice and biased opinions. This is all derived from the depth that our deep-thinking lacks. We never quite look deep enough into our thinking and instead resort to taking easier paths of thought rather than ascertaining our objective at hand and then figuring out which path of thought is best to work on. It is the extra steps that restrain our thinking, and it isn’t until we realize that critical thinking actually strengthens our views that we will understand how important all the extra steps are. It is then—crucial to our better judgment—that we extract our initial inferences and instead learn to sharpen our tools for reasoning by asking ourselves: "exactly how objective am I thinking? Am I neutral? What exactly am I trying to solve or question?” We often skip these questions in our thoughts and arrive at conclusions that befit our logic without little questioning; merely to satisfy our reasoning. We conclude with ease; without any effort whatsoever, and in the end it is this effortless thinking we are so accustomed to that makes us cling on to any easy, immediate answer. Normally, it is easier for us to preach than to follow what we actually preach. Most people, including myself, will give advice or suggestions that we ourselves would never actually carry out. This is also a fault in the lack of thought that ultimately hinders not only the ones we give advice to, but also ourselves. In a way, we are like Golding’s teacher, Mr. Houghton. He was a Man full of advice, knowledge and virtue. He preached of “high-minded monologues about the good life, sexless, full of duty.” Yet, he could never avoid swaying away from looking at girls who would pass by his class. It often seems that we tend to fall prey to our own vices. Our