[HN Gopher] The Problem of Thinking Too Much (2002)
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       The Problem of Thinking Too Much (2002)
        
       Author : lermontov
       Score  : 40 points
       Date   : 2024-11-14 20:09 UTC (7 days ago)
        
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       | baxtr wrote:
       | The end paragraph:
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       |  _> A Psychological Tip
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       | Whenever you're called on to make up your mind, and you're
       | hampered by not having any, the best way to solve the dilemma,
       | you'll find, is simply by spinning a penny.
       | 
       | No--not so that chance shall decide the affair while you're
       | passively standing there moping; but the moment the penny is up
       | in the air, you suddenly know what you're hoping._
        
         | tifik wrote:
         | I heard this one, paraphrased, a while back (probably around
         | 2002 I guess). I apply it to others as well by actually
         | spinning a penny when someone can't decide, then watch their
         | reaction. It's shocking how fast people make up their mind when
         | they feel like the decision making power is taken away from
         | them.
        
         | gavmor wrote:
         | Wow, been doing this for twenty years--didn't know it was "a
         | thing"!
        
         | senthil_rajasek wrote:
         | Scene from Board Walk Empire Season 2 that uses the coin flip
         | trick.
         | 
         | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6WYsM1nIbKs&t=55s&pp=2AE3kAIB
        
       | dev-jayson wrote:
       | For a PDF created in 2002, it's incredibly easy to read on a
       | smartphone.
        
       | tropicalfruit wrote:
       | some people has no inner dialogue
       | 
       | source:
       | https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intersections/202304...
        
         | LaundroMat wrote:
         | Where did you read that?
        
         | jeisc wrote:
         | any brain waves are thoughts
        
         | Pigalowda wrote:
         | That tracks. I'm surprised even 20% of people have an inner
         | monologue. I assumed most people have the agency of a microbe
         | and only respond to physical stimuli. The only "thoughts" that
         | flash through their minds are visuals of cheeseburgers and
         | tits.
        
       | jeisc wrote:
       | Wile E. Coyote is my hero, he has so much fun building his
       | Roadrunner traps, so it is not the result the most important
       | thing but the process which is more or equally important never
       | less
        
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