Are You Thinking?

The world feels like a continuous whirlwind that is never stopping. The pace is ongoing. Time is moving fast.

Our brains become privy to more experiences around us. We soon become better able to manage deadlines and cope with stress.

Then comes a realisation...is being better able to manage/cope, the same as becoming a better thinker? Does better thinking come from life's experience or from conscious development?

I recall a time when I was guiding my students through a critical thinking process. One of them asked me, "Teacher, is this going to come out in the exams?" The others listened intently too.

This was a graduating class of students who had learnt to manage their work and deadlines well. Their brains had been exposed to experiences around them over the years. Were they thus better thinkers?

Relating this to the rest of society, does working hard and managing deadlines, and going through life's experiences make us better thinkers? Where does better thinking come from? What is "better" thinking?