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This is so interesting. What are even the tasks where thinking makes humans worse?
by jwpapi 2y ago
This is so interesting. What are even the tasks where thinking makes humans worse?
- sigmoid10 2y agoThe answer is in the article. One example they give is grammar. Lots of people apparently do worse once they try to verbalize it.
- XCSme 2y ago> What are even the tasks where thinking makes humans worse? Not really related, but athletes perform A LOT worse when they are thinking about their movements/strategies/tactics. A top performing athlete does best when they are in a flow state, where they don't think about anything and just let their body/muscle memory do the work. Once you start thinking about micro-adjustments (e.g. I should lift my elbow higher), you start controlling your body in a conscious way, which is a magnitude slower and less coordinated than the automatic/subconscious way. Also, same happens for creativity/new ideas. If you intentionally think about something, step by step, you won't likely find new, innovative solutions. There is a reason why the "a-ha!" moments come in the shower, your subconscious mind is thinking about the problem instead of trying to force your thinking on a specific path. I would guess this happens in many other areas, where channelling the thought process through a specific template hinders the ability to use all the available resources/brain power.
- naasking 2y ago> What are even the tasks where thinking makes humans worse? Talking about religion and politics.
- sowbug 2y agoI can think myself into forgetting strong passwords if I try to spell each character out in my head. But then I sit at a keyboard, relax, and automatically type it perfectly.