tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33042626.post4090266728881767520..comments2008-04-29T13:31:40.134-07:00Comments on Paul Buchheit: The first thing that you need to understand about humansPaul Buchheithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08521809827597159995noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33042626.post-1431548538969399352007-08-09T01:17:00.000-07:002007-08-09T01:17:00.000-07:00I remember, thet when I was little child I was try...I remember, thet when I was little child I was trying to find reasons for my actions in case someone ask why I have done them.krasinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10569759165282376819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33042626.post-12425643898621764822007-08-06T08:12:00.000-07:002007-08-06T08:12:00.000-07:00Good post.I got the same concept some months ago.S...Good post.<BR/>I got the same concept some months ago.<BR/>Spotting this kind of BS helps in social life, but I'm starting to spot my own rationalizations while thinking, it's like a second voice in my head telling -this is fake, stop it-... its scary o.O<BR/><BR/>ah btw nice blog paul, your in my top 5<BR/><BR/>vi7wn.o@gmail.com1217433https://www.blogger.com/profile/07129350347619190063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33042626.post-29693333244593341732007-08-06T07:45:00.000-07:002007-08-06T07:45:00.000-07:00@ matt:I don't think Paul Buchheit is saying this ...@ matt:<BR/><BR/>I don't think Paul Buchheit is saying this non rational behaviour is bad, just that humans aren't rational and that if you want to understand them and yourself you have to be aware of that. <BR/><BR/>I agree that the way humans make decisions is probably a good way do deal with most choices people face. Often your rationalization is correct at some level. Usually when you're holding an umbrella it's because it is raining, and you took the umbrella because it started to rain, even tough that was actually an unconscious decision.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070478672991764040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33042626.post-6909598406118278342007-08-06T06:35:00.000-07:002007-08-06T06:35:00.000-07:00I have a problem with a lot of these sorts of argu...I have a problem with a lot of these sorts of arguments. Let's take, for example, the "effect of attractiveness" study you mentioned. You're making the assumption that there is something wrong with making decisions about people based on their attractiveness. The human mind is the product of millions of years of evolution. If using this "attractiveness factor" to make decisions was not advantageous, i.e., adaptive, then it would not be so ingrained in the modern human mind. The real problem is that you don't yet understand _why_ it's a good idea to make decisions this way. Just because you don't understand the basis for a certain behavior doesn't mean it's irrational.Matt Blodgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115180196173160813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33042626.post-79978802037423602322007-08-04T18:21:00.000-07:002007-08-04T18:21:00.000-07:00rationalizations and excusesYou might find these i...<I>rationalizations and excuses</I><BR/>You might find these interesting:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.cordeliafine.com/the_book.html" REL="nofollow">A Mind Of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives, 2006</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www2.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall06/006449.htm" REL="nofollow">Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast</A>Isaac Gouyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02902123247585964087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33042626.post-23583153147167552172007-08-04T10:54:00.000-07:002007-08-04T10:54:00.000-07:00Another tip is to realize "we have never been mode...Another tip is to realize "we have never been modern." Bruno Latour has a book with that title, I used to have it but it disappeared.<BR/><BR/>Modernity is mostly an illusion. If you quiz folks about science, for example, most of us (two-thirds) don't even have basic science literacy, and all of us typically resort to middle age (medieval) theories of the world (a moving object has to be pushed).<BR/><BR/>Look at road rage. Look at Jerry Springer. Look at who we vote into office.<BR/><BR/>Another lesson is that we ignore most of what goes on in the world, even that happening right in front of our eyes. See research on change blindness, for example. Look at how we ignore Darfur and other genocides.<BR/><BR/>The same lessons apply not just to designing products, but in designing instruction, too. Just because a teacher carefully explains some concept for example, doesn't mean the students hear it and understand it. And those that do hear it likely understand it differently from the teacher.Doug Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740763550543657462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33042626.post-82089409115846942982007-08-04T02:22:00.000-07:002007-08-04T02:22:00.000-07:00I believe House (tv-series) says it a lot as well....I believe House (tv-series) says it a lot as well. I don't trust patients because they all lie.Ramesh Bhaskarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922567193201131530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33042626.post-75915581428972514622007-08-03T22:35:00.000-07:002007-08-03T22:35:00.000-07:00I don't think it's a matter of irrationality, it's...I don't think it's a matter of irrationality, it's a matter of pride and arrogance. People just don't want to admit they've made a mistake. It's partly a culture phenomenon.Harold Joshua Cheadlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873023396998021449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33042626.post-17131332394766157022007-08-03T20:37:00.000-07:002007-08-03T20:37:00.000-07:00Some of the smart folks I know manipulate their e...Some of the smart folks I know manipulate their environment to elicit certain emotions. One example is a deadline.<BR/><BR/>In part, "Getting Things Done" is about manipulating the environment in order to manipulate the emotions you couldn't otherwise control.<BR/><BR/>Smart folks know they are irrational and watch themselves be irrational and use that irrationality to their advantage.<BR/><BR/>By the way, if you like "Influence", I highly recommend "Bargaining for Advantage". It applies the techniques of "Influence" to negotiation. It is a great book.Nivihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820480125416930987noreply@blogger.com