I hear you, o'mind; i hope that archytas does not assume that i was being overly critical, or defensive, it was an honest, rigorous question; i thought the article was about "decision fatigue" (the interesting insight the article provides is perhaps debunking a hidden assumption we might hold that our decisions are as properly considered in the 11th hour as it might be in the 1st hour); the question archytas seems to raise regarding the quality of outcomes with regard to parole decisions is actually a very interesting question; just not sure it's related to the thrust of the article (which of course is not a problem of itself). And i still dont get the purchase decision thing (which is not a problem either).
On Aug 27, 2:57 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > Paradox, while no doubt archy can and will answer your question > himself, while perhaps not ‘profound’, his anecdotes are quite on > topic and related to your posted article as far as I can tell. I > reviewed only the 1st page of the article for this response; however, > there one finds both criminals of different internationalities up for > parole along with the notion of ‘decision making’ (choices). The same > was true for archy’s story. > > Taking license and knowing the flavor of his disillusionment, when he > shares how psychopaths apparently are more able to talk their ways out > of incarnation with the associated supposition that those on the > parole board actually are/were using some sort of rational decision > making when selecting those to release and those not to, it is quite > clear that something else is afoot as it is on your article which > implies time based ‘decision making’. In short, what many consider to > be choice is something else entirely. > > Continuing with the license I’m taking in posing as archy, (he would > never go through this in such a linear way), the ‘salesman’ who > actually talked him out of a purchase most likely thought he was > making a choice and no doubt a well informed one to close a sale. ‘nuf > said. > > On Aug 27, 3:15 am, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > 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 -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
