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How do you think independently? (leminal.space)

submitted 16 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I mean, we all hear about people thinking what they think only because the people around them think it too. So how do you avoid doing that?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 16 hours ago (5 children)

There is the theory that we feel emotions first and then we think only to justify the emotion.

This would imply that it isn't the thinking that needs to be managed but the emotions.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

We're human beings, not machines. Emotions are good, actually.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Emotions aren't good (or bad). They're often like a heuristic. Fast but inaccurate. This is great when it's like "a bear wandered into the house" and emotions say "RUN" and cold logic would be like "what? Why? How?" until you get mauled. It's not good when it's like "climate change makes me feel bad so I don't believe in it"

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

heuristic

That's a very fancy word, and I'm sure you're proud of using it.

Now can you tell me how this word has importance in your everyday life?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

It comes up in software development sometimes, which is my day to day. It also is useful for any "fast but inaccurate approach" scenario, which comes up sometimes.

I wouldn't say I'm proud of using it. It was already in my lexicon. (So was "lexicon")

Here's an article about them https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-heuristic-2795235

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