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Re: I’m a very slow thinker (2016)

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Post by jannyfer » Mon, Aug 06, 2018, 1:19 AM UTC

EdgarVerona wrote: post #6

I feel similarly. I often find that I run into people who are eager to have a face-to-face debate about something, and who come up with opinions and rationalizations that sometimes end up being dubious. But I feel a strong desire to hear them out and I generally have a hard time piecing together what makes an argument fallacious until I have time to analyze it more deeply, so I generally just take whatever they've sa…

I can relate. I used to be mostly a listener, formulating thoughts slowly and independently of my situation.

Like you, I also tried to be a quick thinker/talker in situations and disliked who I was becoming. But nowadays I've learned to be ok with it... because I found value in trying to be charismatic so I can rally people around my cause.

Put me in a completely new situation and I'll revert back to listening and thinking slowly. But talk to me about something I'm really passionate about, and I'll be a quick talker. It feels like a flow state.

Re: I’m a very slow thinker (2016)

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Post by buchanae » Mon, Aug 06, 2018, 1:23 AM UTC

I'm the same way! I have to train myself not to think when people give a casual "hey, how are you?".

The book "Quiet: The Power of Introverts" has an interesting message about how introverts struggle to fit into an image of society where one must be a quick-witted extrovert in order to be successful and powerful. I think it's the same for fast vs slow thinkers. It's important to know your a slow thinker, and accept it as a strength.

Re: I’m a very slow thinker (2016)

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Post by remarkEon » Mon, Aug 06, 2018, 1:27 AM UTC

>Your first reaction is usually outdated.

Interesting way to think about it. Exposure to new information elicits a response that’s based on past data and experience, leading to hesitation in reacting quickly.

Re: I’m a very slow thinker (2016)

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Post by 3rdAccount » Mon, Aug 06, 2018, 1:29 AM UTC

I really struggled on college engineering exams and in general got lower scores than classmates that I had to tutor. Part of this was due to drastically over thinking and over-analyzing test questions. Some are extremely straightforward, but others can be interpreted several ways, although the normal person always chooses one method and it is obvious to them.

I can make quick decisions on the fly in a leadership role that I would say are very good, but technical matters (Ex: Solving an engineering textbook problem) can take awhile as I explore how things work.

Re: I’m a very slow thinker (2016)

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Post by senectus1 » Mon, Aug 06, 2018, 1:30 AM UTC

buchanae wrote: post #12

I'm the same way! I have to train myself not to think when people give a casual "hey, how are you?". The book "Quiet: The Power of Introverts" has an interesting message about how introverts struggle to fit into an image of society where one must be a quick-witted extrovert in order to be successful and powerful. I think it's the same for fast vs slow thinkers. It's important to know your a slow thinker, and accept i…

> I'm the same way! I have to train myself not to think when people give a casual "hey, how are you?".

I know, right? I knew I couldn't be the only person around that gets annoyed when other ask this of me and I have to divert resources the answer the annoyingly irrelevant question.

even more so when after careful considering and answering, the answer is essentially ignored. every. time.

Re: I’m a very slow thinker (2016)

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Post by truklendic » Mon, Aug 06, 2018, 1:37 AM UTC

Yes. Debates are a mechanism by which existing knowledge is diffused around society and culture. But creating something new and interesting is a slow, messy and iterative process.

Re: I’m a very slow thinker (2016)

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Post by victor106 » Mon, Aug 06, 2018, 1:38 AM UTC

Can’t wait for his book (“Hell Yeah or No”) to be released

Re: I’m a very slow thinker (2016)

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Post by Swizec » Mon, Aug 06, 2018, 1:40 AM UTC

buchanae wrote: post #12

I'm the same way! I have to train myself not to think when people give a casual "hey, how are you?". The book "Quiet: The Power of Introverts" has an interesting message about how introverts struggle to fit into an image of society where one must be a quick-witted extrovert in order to be successful and powerful. I think it's the same for fast vs slow thinkers. It's important to know your a slow thinker, and accept i…

You would be surprised how often people don't even notice if you respond to "hey, how are you", with "hi".

But, really, the script you're meant to follow goes like this:

    Hey how are you?
    Hey, good, how about you?
    Pretty good

Then, if the conversation is meant to continue, which it most often is not, one of you says "So ... what's up in your life?" or "So ... how's that thing you're working on going?" or some other more specific question.

Edit: let’s also not forget that “howdy” is a shortened version of “how do you do”

Re: I’m a very slow thinker (2016)

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Post by malux85 » Mon, Aug 06, 2018, 1:44 AM UTC

senectus1 wrote: post #15

buchanae wrote: post #12

I'm the same way! I have to train myself not to think when people give a casual "hey, how are you?". The book "Quiet: The Power of Introverts" has an interesting message about how introverts struggle to fit into an image of society where one must be a quick-witted extrovert in order to be successful and powerful. I think it's the same for fast vs slow thinkers. It's important to know your a slow thinker, and accept i…

> I'm the same way! I have to train myself not to think when people give a casual "hey, how are you?". I know, right? I knew I couldn't be the only person around that gets annoyed when other ask this of me and I have to divert resources the answer the annoyingly irrelevant question. even more so when after careful considering and answering, the answer is essentially ignored. every. time.

It’s not a literal inquiry, it’s the verbal equivalent of a TCP handshake.

It’s protocol negotiation, volume adjustment, and preparation for transmission.

Re: I’m a very slow thinker (2016)

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Post by voltagex_ » Mon, Aug 06, 2018, 1:45 AM UTC

Swizec wrote: post #18

buchanae wrote: post #12

I'm the same way! I have to train myself not to think when people give a casual "hey, how are you?". The book "Quiet: The Power of Introverts" has an interesting message about how introverts struggle to fit into an image of society where one must be a quick-witted extrovert in order to be successful and powerful. I think it's the same for fast vs slow thinkers. It's important to know your a slow thinker, and accept i…

You would be surprised how often people don't even notice if you respond to "hey, how are you", with "hi". But, really, the script you're meant to follow goes like this: Hey how are you? Hey, good, how about you? Pretty good Then, if the conversation is meant to continue, which it most often is not, one of you says "So ... what's up in your life?" or "So ... how's that thing you're working on going?" or some other mo…

I wonder if it's an Australian thing for the response to "how ya goin'?" to be "how ya goin'?".