Life approaches us at such a speed that every second shows a new scene of potentially new challenges. Therefore, we must expand our thinking capabilities to survive. Technology is also growing rapidly, so we are continually influenced and pushed to find new alternative options. Thinking is a response process and, if it is productive, results in changing our worldview and knowledge. It is an independent action that happens continuously, whether we choose it or not. Buddha claimed that “We are what we think. Everything we are comes from our thoughts. With our thoughts we create the world." As a result, we influence the world by how we think about it. Our brain regularly deals with thoughts that are reflected in our facial expression, our way of speaking and our attitude. There are two ways we think, convergent and divergent, first introduced by Joy Paul Guilford in 1967. When multiple options are given, the best one is chosen and this is convergent thinking. However, divergent thinking offers only one option with a variety of outcomes. While convergent thinking is essential for academic achievement, divergent thinking is essential for success in today's world. Convergent thinking has the ability to reduce a large set of ideas to just a few and provide a single right answer. It is characterized by a strong emphasis on speed, precision and logic. Those thinkers have clear goals where the path to a solution and the obstacles are based on the facts provided. As White points out, “It is the correct answer, the known answer, the extended general answer in intelligence and academic tests” (7). As a result, convergent thinkers gather all the relevant information and ultimately come up with the best position... center of the paper... practices and perceptions of Western Australian teachers." Australian Journal Of Language & Literacy 34.3 (2011 ): 279-292.Academic Search Elite Web. January 17, 2012Pink, Emily C. and Paul J. Silvia “Are Intelligence and Creativity Really That Different?: Fluid Intelligence, Executive Processes, and Strategy Use in Divergent Thinking.” Intelligence 39.1 (2011): 36-45. Academic Search Elite. Web. January 24, 2012. Shu-Chen, Huang. “Convergent vs. Divergent Assessment: Impact on EFL College Learners' Motivation and Self-Regulated Learning Strategies.” 28.2 (2011): 251-271.“True Enlightenment,” Buddha Quotes for Enlightenment! May 13, 2005White, William “It's All in Your Mind.” Scholastic Parent & Child 19.2 (2011): 67-72 Professional Development Collection. Network. January 17. 2012.