Well, thank goodness we haven't had to pay for it, eh archytas? :) I'm confused though, i'm probably missing something profound...what has the "psychopaths..." thing, or your experiences with your broken PC (i'm hoping you've managed to replace it now?), got to do with the article, or decision-making?
Or perhaps we should start with your assumptions; what is decision- making to you? On Aug 27, 5:54 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > One possibility in this research is that they aren't looking at > decision fatigue at all in the parole decisions - there isn't enough > data in the NYT to decide. Psychopaths are known to be much better at > getting 'positive' decisions in parole hearings than the rest of > 'us'. Three times better - something that makes one wonder about the > process as 'decision-making' at all. If the people concerned couldn't > spot this going on themselves they aren't fit to be making the > decisions. > > A few Xmases back my PC broke and I ended-up at PC World trying to get > a bog standard machine to meet a deadline. Merely a matter of handing > over the cash and carrying the box to the car. With the box on the > table some sales idiot insisted on selling me warranty insurance > telling me no one else could mend it if it went wrong. This was an > additional £100. Sale lost. I went to spend the week with my sister > and used hers. I agree with Rigsby. Expensive piffle. > > On Aug 26, 9:22 am, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Have you been talking with my other half, or something? :) > > > On Aug 25, 11:32 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > These "scientists" probably make 6 figure salaries to come up with > > > this? :-) > > > > On Aug 25, 1:08 am, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > A humorous aside...I forwarded the article to my wife; she thought it > > > > interesting and replied asking how i intended to apply this new found > > > > knowledge to my personal and professional life (she's very pragmatic > > > > that way); i said, "Well, for starters and with immediate effect, i'm > > > > reducing my effective working day to 2 hours after breakfast, and 1 > > > > hour over dinner before drinks!". I thought that was quite funny; she > > > > thought that was quite strange, didn't seem at all surprised :) > > > > > On Aug 24, 12:30 pm, Lee Douglas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Good article, yes I can get with that totaly. After almost 20 years > > > > > of thinking about and mending other peoples problems, it can be > > > > > wearing. > > > > > > On Aug 24, 11:20 am, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Just back from my vacation, so catching up. Came across this > > > > > > intriguing and very interesting article; thought it'd be good to > > > > > > share... > > > > > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/do-you-suffer-from-decisio...- > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
