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Speed isn’t everything, and slowness may in fact be more beneficial (2017)

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Post by febusravenga »

eesmith wrote: post #67
ralfd wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also in ethnically homogenous countries?

Which country are you thinking of? Statistics of course can't work if there is no deviation, but I can't think of a country which is ethnically homogeneous. Countries with a high degree of homogeneity, like South Korea and Japan, still have their own forms of racism. For example, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_South_Korea says many students "have difficulties maintaining relationships with students who do no…

> which is ethnically homogeneous

Like Poland after world war two?

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Post by mordechai9000 »

nico wrote: post #40

There is a mantra the navy seals use in training: go slow, slow is smooth, smooth is fast You are supposed to repeat it in stressful situations to hell you come down and avoid making costly mistakes There is also a saying is Spanish: vísteme despacio que tengo prisa (dress me slowly because I’m in a hurry) Which essentially advises to slow down when in a hurry

Funny, a career mountain guide just told me the same thing last week (slow is steady and steady is fast). And the story he used to illustrate it was about a group of typical amateur climbers he'd guided on Denali, passing a group of navy seals. The navy seals were in much better physical condition, but they weren't pacing themselves and they weren't using the rest step technique.

Re: Speed isn’t everything, and slowness may in fact be more beneficial (2017)

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Post by eesmith »

febusravenga wrote: post #71
eesmith wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Which country are you thinking of? Statistics of course can't work if there is no deviation, but I can't think of a country which is ethnically homogeneous. Countries with a high degree of homogeneity, like South Korea and Japan, still have their own forms of racism. For example, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_South_Korea says many students "have difficulties maintaining relationships with students who do no…

> which is ethnically homogeneous Like Poland after world war two?

Was post-war Poland more homogeneous than current-day Japan or South Korea? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_history_of_Poland doesn't tell me numbers, saying only of that era:

> Ukrainians resp. Rusyns, the largest minority group, are scattered in various northern districts. Lesser numbers of Belarusians and Lithuanians live in areas adjoining Belarus and Lithuania. The Jewish community, almost entirely Polonized, has been greatly reduced. In Silesia a significant segment of the population, of mixed Polish and German ancestry, tends to declare itself as Polish or German according to political circumstances. Minorities of Germans remain in Pomerania, Silesia, East Prussia, and Lubus.

> Small populations of Polish Tatars still exist.

That's not 100% ethnically homogeneous, which means in principle there could have been ethnic discrimination.

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Post by piocaidsn »

This is true, Some of the most creative ideas and groundbreaking innovations come from periods of reflection and unhurried exploration. Allowing thoughts to simmer and develop over time can lead to more innovative solutions than just rushing into things blindly.

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Post by epgui »

badpun wrote: post #61
pillefitz wrote: post #49

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So is skin color

That changes from society to society, whereas intelligence as a positive predictor of success is universal.

You could just replace “skin colour” with “ethnic privilege” or whatever (which is more the point). I don’t know of any societies that don’t have that sort of problem.

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Post by epgui »

ralfd wrote: post #62
pillefitz wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So is skin color

Also in ethnically homogenous countries?

There are no such countries AFAIK. Societies seem to find ways to divide into “tribes” one way or another.
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