Different minds for different tasks
Explanation:
Using a screwdriver to tighten a screw is wise. Using a blowtorch to do the same is not.
Just as different tasks require different tools, so different problems lend themselves to different modes of thinking.
- Critical vs Open
- Critical thought is when you question yourself. Every step you make, you ask yourself why it was wrong. Every assumption is a potential bias, every connection a space for error
- + You are less likely to go wrong
- - You make smaller inferential leaps due to fear of error. Thus, you cannot reach as far.
- Open though is a flow. You look for answers, you open your mind and travel down the unfolding trees towards what seems to be the truth.
- - Error is more likely and more serious
- + Inspiration is more likely. So is seeing links or truths which scapticism would have blinded you to.
- Focused vs Contemplative
- Note: This distinction is one I am less certain of.
- Focused: You devote your thoughts to one question or topic. You use brute force to explore all avenues of thought you can think of.
- + Easy answers are found quickly
- - You fail to access wider knowledge or similarities which exist in other fields you have encountered
- - By focusing on finding a solution, You fail to learn all you can for the problem
- Contemplative: You think generally about ideas, themes and similarities. You don't look for an answer, but merry consider the problem.
- inverse of above
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