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I don't think, that your conclusion fits with the article. Because there's not a big disconnection between feeling and thinking. If you feel in a direction, th

by dan00 16y ago

I don't think, that your conclusion fits with the article. Because there's not a big disconnection between feeling and thinking. If you feel in a direction, then you will certainly also think in this direction. Because your feelings are colouring your thoughts. It's like you already feel the conclusion and are only searching for rational arguments. I think that the article doesn't go far enough, because you shouldn't only question your thinking, but also your feelings.

greenlblue 16y ago
I think the point is to not think too much. Feelings certainly color thoughts but the article makes the point that if you do too much thinking then the color provided by your feelings is washed out and you are left with rationalization which can often work against your interests.
- dan00 16y ago
  But that's not the point of the article. It's about your bias, and to see it, it's not enough to only look at your thoughts.
  - greenlblue 16y ago
    What I got from the article was that too much thinking makes people deviate from expert opinion. This is a bad thing because experts in general tend to be more objective in their domain of expertise and are better able to judge things based on merit instead of some other metric. I think it's less about bias and more about false rationalization being the default state of thinking when it comes to non-experts and one way to not fall into this trap is to not overthink. You could also avoid this trap by becoming an expert but that requires time and hard work and trusting your initial gut reactions and intuitions can often lead to better results when you don't have the time to become an expert in some domain.
    - yters 16y ago
      That was the point of the study, the point of the article is that reasoning is just rationalization of what we already feel. However, this actually conflicts with the study, which shows reasoning leads us away from what we already feel. Obviously, the author spent too much time reasoning about the study.

by dan00 16y ago

greenlblue 16y ago

I think the point is to not think too much. Feelings certainly color thoughts but the article makes the point that if you do too much thinking then the color provided by your feelings is washed out and you are left with rationalization which can often work against your interests.

dan00 16y ago
But that's not the point of the article. It's about your bias, and to see it, it's not enough to only look at your thoughts.
- greenlblue 16y ago
  What I got from the article was that too much thinking makes people deviate from expert opinion. This is a bad thing because experts in general tend to be more objective in their domain of expertise and are better able to judge things based on merit instead of some other metric. I think it's less about bias and more about false rationalization being the default state of thinking when it comes to non-experts and one way to not fall into this trap is to not overthink. You could also avoid this trap by becoming an expert but that requires time and hard work and trusting your initial gut reactions and intuitions can often lead to better results when you don't have the time to become an expert in some domain.
  - yters 16y ago
    That was the point of the study, the point of the article is that reasoning is just rationalization of what we already feel. However, this actually conflicts with the study, which shows reasoning leads us away from what we already feel. Obviously, the author spent too much time reasoning about the study.