We can be swayed by the context we are operating in, thinking inside-the-box
Don’t use terms and explanations if you are not really sure about the concepts
DreamFlasher
There is a difference between probability and uncertainty
Optimization is possible when you know the probabilities, hard/impossible if you don’t know them/are uncertain about them
My main take-away message: There is a difference between: Passing neutral judgement, declining to invest marginal resources, pretending that either of these is a mark of deep wisdom. Sometimes being neutral is wise, sometimes just lazy. Not taking a side is taking the stronger side.
My main take-away: There is a difference between conscious and subconscious. If you accuse sb with “You do not believe X” then you will get denial because he consciously believes it. The problem is that he subconsicously does not believe it and thus comes up with excuses in advance.
I am also very much interested in this. Above states “Studies have found that while talking about one’s problems doesn’t help one to feel better about them, even if it seems like the talk helped at the time (11), writing about the problem does help.”—has this been analysed for the gratitude journal too?
Adding apps to permanent Google Hangouts works for me—shouldn’t we revisit this option?
my summary:
For abstract concepts we need to drill down to relate them to empirical testing
We shouldn’t be satisfied with just saying the keywords, but seek to genuinly understand what’s going on.
The human brains tends to value what it gives social approval than which it matches physical reality.
Test as much as possible.