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That's a very type B thing to say. As a type A, I know that categorizing is a necessary shorthand to streamline decision making and to produce maximally effecti
by failedengineer 5y ago
That's a very type B thing to say. As a type A, I know that categorizing is a necessary shorthand to streamline decision making and to produce maximally effective results. This is why the "myth" persists, despite being "disproven." It may not have a scientific basis, but it has real-world value.
- toyg 5y agoSo I guess what you're saying is that ignoring reality maximizes your own perceived happiness. Would explain a thing or two about our "leaders" and the state of the world.
- bumby 5y agoScott Adams (who I'm not particularly fond of) has a habit of saying that people pick mental models that 1) make sense of reality (sometimes in a misperceived way) and 2) make them happy. That does seem to explain a lot about human behavior, but I don't necessarily think people are deliberately ignoring reality, just making sense of it in an illogical way sometimes.