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Although this is our first introduction to structured thinking, it is not the only power in which thinking occurs. In this power, we begin to understand the mind and how it interacts with reality. However, we cannot understand logical thinking without first understanding reasoning.

Reason is the bridge that connects intuition (which is flexible, unstructured thinking) to logic (sequential, structured). It’s how feelings move into contemplation and decision, how a guess becomes a hypothesis. Everyone has intuition, and everyone can reason, but fewer people learn how to use logic.

Logic is the ability to assess reality, reference background knowledge (including instinct, emotions, personal history and education), and think clearly to solve problems reduce risks. Of the three powers we’ve discussed, logic is the only one we have to learn how to use because logic is a skill. A person doesn’t instinctively know how to use logic to its fullest potential because it takes practice.

Logic, in modernity, exists in two different categories: formal and informal logic. Informal logic is the critical-thinking skills of everyday life. Formal logic is the kind of “professional” logic used in academic situations, such as psychology and philosophy. By itself, logic is the type of thinking that deals with facts and truth.

Intuition is the insight into a higher perspective; logic is the step-by-step application of that insight.