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Thin-slicing

Saslou

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-slicing

I've been reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell and the examples he given show that think-slicing has it's benefits. Bloody good read.

Are you someone who thin-slices or do you prefer to weigh up a decision with facts, experience and plenty of time?


I used to thin-slice and allow the dice to roll as they may and i enjoyed that way of thinking and it suited my life style and personality. These days i tend to give myself plenty of time to come to a conclusion but unfortunately i rarely do come to a conclusion as i am able to weigh up both sides which ultimately leaves me in a neutral place which doesn't really help.

Please add any more info you find relevant as i'm loving this subject at the moment.

Thanks in advance :D
 

Such Irony

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Interesting article. Sounds like thin-slicing might be correlated with Ne?
 

AphroditeGoneAwry

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^I don't know--I'd guess it's more a Je characteristic? I'm pretty sure I do it a lot.....in the name of efficiency. :mellow:
 

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I've been reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell and the examples he given show that think-slicing has it's benefits. Bloody good read.
I love that book! :)

Are you someone who thin-slices or do you prefer to weigh up a decision with facts, experience and plenty of time?
I keep the immediate instincts in mind but I don't make important decisions based on purely them. Although I guess if I get a strong reaction about something I'm more inclined to investigate if that reaction is apt or at least keep my mind open to the possibility of it being so.
 

Asterion

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I get that feeling all the time, the more I think about something, the more convoluted it becomes.

Individuals also believe that the effects of the phenomenon known as déjà vu happen within the same time frame of thin-slicing and might also have a direct correlation.

No way o_O
That's so cool that it can't be true, I blame these so called "individuals".
 

JocktheMotie

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I prefer thinly sliced meat but thickly sliced cheese. The perfect sandwich is all in how the meat folds, and when it's thin you get more creative/robust folding.
 

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Thin-slicing can't be magic. I imagine something like that needs to be trained. Is it maybe a just an ability developed at maturity when enough patterns have been observed and conclusions being experienced, i.e. Thick-slicing.
 

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I prefer thinly sliced meat but thickly sliced cheese. The perfect sandwich is all in how the meat folds, and when it's thin you get more creative/robust folding.

:hifive: me too. i like shaved, actually, when it comes to meat, but they get pissed at you at the deli counter because it takes so much longer.

as for regular thin-slicing - i'd actually guess it as Ni. i'm totally better at broad patterns than quick recognition.
 

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I prefer thinly sliced meat but thickly sliced cheese. The perfect sandwich is all in how the meat folds, and when it's thin you get more creative/robust folding.
Thin-sliced meat yes, but everyone knows cheese tastes best when grated.

Thin-slicing can't be magic. I imagine something like that needs to be trained. Is it maybe a just an ability developed at maturity when enough patterns have been observed and conclusions being experienced, i.e. Thick-slicing.
Yes, in the book it described people who were quite knowledgeable in an area that had become highly attuned to the subtleties. One example was a tennis expert (I think he had coached professionally for years and/or played professionally) watching players serving on TV. He could predict to a high accuracy before they had even struck the ball whether they would double fault or not. He had no idea why he could tell and spent a lot of time trying to work out what he was picking up on.
 

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One time my wife and I went to the races and were picking boxed trifectas using a kind of thinslicing by briefing glancing at their placings in the past five races, there was no logic to it yet we won pretty much every bet and went home richer.
 
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