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Rekindling critical thinking demands conscious effort. It is about refusing to live on autopilot, questioning instead of accepting, reflecting rather than reacting. As Socrates famously said over two millennia ago, "The unexamined life is not worth living." In an age dominated by noise, distraction, and superficiality, fostering the discipline of inquiry is not just a personal journey but a societal imperative. Only through deliberate effort can we counteract the tides of collective stupidity and restore reason as our guiding light.