Comments on: Unconscious Decision Making http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/unconscious-decision-making.html Tools to improve your mind and escape the trap Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:47:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Defying Goliath http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/unconscious-decision-making.html/comment-page-1#comment-22372 Defying Goliath Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:17:42 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2063#comment-22372 Hello Stephen, You are skimming the surface of this sleeping giant. It (the inherent mind), can work for and against you, depending on your emotional intelligence, and will. There are conflicts within us, to be settled first, before there is understanding and balance. This is not mumbo jumbo; it is very real. Look to my book, "Defying Goliath", and visit my blog, defyinggoliath@blogspot which you can google. I experienced the inherent mind in choas, as it affected my health. What you refer to is as real as it gets and is not just about decision making. The realm goes much deeper and is my more involving in our lives. -David- Hello Stephen, You are skimming the surface of this sleeping giant. It (the inherent mind), can work for and against you, depending on your emotional intelligence, and will. There are conflicts within us, to be settled first, before there is understanding and balance. This is not mumbo jumbo; it is very real. Look to my book, “Defying Goliath”, and visit my blog, defyinggoliath@blogspot which you can google. I experienced the inherent mind in choas, as it affected my health. What you refer to is as real as it gets and is not just about decision making. The realm goes much deeper and is my more involving in our lives. -David-

]]> By: Resources - Jan 2010 | Learn This http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/unconscious-decision-making.html/comment-page-1#comment-16457 Resources - Jan 2010 | Learn This Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:31:35 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2063#comment-16457 [...] Unconscious Decision Making by Stephen at RatRaceTrap [...] [...] Unconscious Decision Making by Stephen at RatRaceTrap [...]

]]> By: Sami Paju http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/unconscious-decision-making.html/comment-page-1#comment-15229 Sami Paju Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:29:52 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2063#comment-15229 Hi Stephen, I found this statement to be pretty profound: <i>"So even when you think you are making a rational decision, you are often just rationalizing an unconscious feeling after your unconscious mind has already decided for you, usings reasons of which you are not consciously aware."</i> I remember also reading about an experiment where students were given a choice between two photos for hanging on their wall. They were then asked to rate the photos based on how much they preferred one over the other. The thing was, that both photos were rather similar - which of course reflected the results. However, when the students were asked the same question couple weeks later, pretty much everyone rated their preferred photo higher than they did 2 weeks earlier. They had created some sort of rationale, or simulated preference for their choice, during those two weeks. After all, it would not be good for their psyche if they started to think their initial belief was wrong. //sami .-= Sami Paju´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.samipaju.com/blog/evolving-yourself-into-your-best-self.html" rel="nofollow">Evolving yourself into your best self</a> =-. Hi Stephen,

I found this statement to be pretty profound: “So even when you think you are making a rational decision, you are often just rationalizing an unconscious feeling after your unconscious mind has already decided for you, usings reasons of which you are not consciously aware.”

I remember also reading about an experiment where students were given a choice between two photos for hanging on their wall. They were then asked to rate the photos based on how much they preferred one over the other. The thing was, that both photos were rather similar – which of course reflected the results.

However, when the students were asked the same question couple weeks later, pretty much everyone rated their preferred photo higher than they did 2 weeks earlier. They had created some sort of rationale, or simulated preference for their choice, during those two weeks. After all, it would not be good for their psyche if they started to think their initial belief was wrong.

//sami
.-= Sami Paju´s last blog ..Evolving yourself into your best self =-.

]]> By: The Science of Fear – Part I http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/unconscious-decision-making.html/comment-page-1#comment-15211 The Science of Fear – Part I Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:08:52 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2063#comment-15211 [...] my RSS feed. Or Subscribe to The Rat Race Trap by Email Thanks for visiting!In my previous article Unconscious Decision Making, I sang the praises of unconscious intuition in regards to its superior ability in complex decision [...] [...] my RSS feed. Or Subscribe to The Rat Race Trap by Email Thanks for visiting!In my previous article Unconscious Decision Making, I sang the praises of unconscious intuition in regards to its superior ability in complex decision [...]

]]> By: Hugh DeBurgh - The Passionate Warrior http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/unconscious-decision-making.html/comment-page-1#comment-15200 Hugh DeBurgh - The Passionate Warrior Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:25:03 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2063#comment-15200 Thanks Stephen for a great post! We all get so much conflicting advice about whether to "trust our feelings." This study indicates that our feelings may just be the medium through which our unconscious mind speaks to us. Things get complicated, however, when your feelings tell you, for example, that this guy or this girl is the one for you, when in fact those feelings may be the result of simple lust or of an instinctive attraction that results in you getting involved with the wrong kind of person over and over. In other words, how can we discern when to trust our "feelings?" Emotions carry the results of complex unconscious analysis. Yet they also communicate instinctive drives better suited to the environment of the cave man. How can we tell the difference? Any insight on this point? I love top hear anyone's comments on this. All the best, Hugh .-= Hugh DeBurgh - The Passionate Warrior´s last blog ..<a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/4957756/zkgnk/thepassionatewarrior~Secrets-to-Living-the-Good-Life" rel="nofollow">7 Secrets to Living the Good Life</a> =-. Thanks Stephen for a great post!
We all get so much conflicting advice about whether to “trust our feelings.” This study indicates that our feelings may just be the medium through which our unconscious mind speaks to us.
Things get complicated, however, when your feelings tell you, for example, that this guy or this girl is the one for you, when in fact those feelings may be the result of simple lust or of an instinctive attraction that results in you getting involved with the wrong kind of person over and over.
In other words, how can we discern when to trust our “feelings?” Emotions carry the results of complex unconscious analysis. Yet they also communicate instinctive drives better suited to the environment of the cave man.
How can we tell the difference?
Any insight on this point? I love top hear anyone’s comments on this.
All the best,
Hugh
.-= Hugh DeBurgh – The Passionate Warrior´s last blog ..7 Secrets to Living the Good Life =-.

]]> By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/unconscious-decision-making.html/comment-page-1#comment-15143 Stephen Mills Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:27:44 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2063#comment-15143 Hello Simon :-) That is an excellent summary. I agree that it seems obvious now, but it is a fantastic insight by those who generated the idea - perhaps with their unconscious minds - LOL! Hello Simon :-)

That is an excellent summary. I agree that it seems obvious now, but it is a fantastic insight by those who generated the idea – perhaps with their unconscious minds – LOL!

]]> By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/unconscious-decision-making.html/comment-page-1#comment-15142 Stephen Mills Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:25:24 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2063#comment-15142 Hi Fatibony! I think I remember you from twitter. Thank you for the comment and it is a topic that needs some in-depth analysis. I'm fascinated by all the new brain information. Hope to see you back. :-) Hi Fatibony! I think I remember you from twitter. Thank you for the comment and it is a topic that needs some in-depth analysis. I’m fascinated by all the new brain information. Hope to see you back. :-)

]]> By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/unconscious-decision-making.html/comment-page-1#comment-15141 Stephen Mills Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:23:10 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2063#comment-15141 Thanks, I plan on checking it out from the library and if I like it then I will buy it. Thanks, I plan on checking it out from the library and if I like it then I will buy it.

]]> By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/unconscious-decision-making.html/comment-page-1#comment-15140 Stephen Mills Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:21:12 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2063#comment-15140 Thanks Jonathan. You may be right about the right brain idea. I wonder of brain imaging technology could answer that? Thanks Jonathan. You may be right about the right brain idea. I wonder of brain imaging technology could answer that?

]]> By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/unconscious-decision-making.html/comment-page-1#comment-15139 Stephen Mills Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:19:50 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2063#comment-15139 Hello Mike! Thank you again. I think you are right that if we just give it a break the answer will usually arrive in the form of a feeling or even words sometimes. Hello Mike! Thank you again. I think you are right that if we just give it a break the answer will usually arrive in the form of a feeling or even words sometimes.

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