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Why speaking to yourself in the third person makes you wiser - David Robson | Aeon Ideas
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Worrying Constantly turns to Depression
We are generally advised to do self-reflection and examine our lives, but we may not be doing it right.
Rumination, the process of recurrent worrying or brooding, is the default process of the brain but can lead to impaired decision making and even depression.
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Third-Person Thinking
Third-person thinking, or talking to yourself about the problem as an outsider, or as a witness, can temporarily improve decision making, according to numerous studies.
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New-Found Wisdom
Talking to yourself in the third person brings clarity, insight and greater emotional regulation about the current situation or problem.
The detachment that being in the third-person offers, removes the inherent emotional bias that one has, but is unaware of.
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Curiosity leads us to generate alternatives
When our curiosity is triggered, we are less likely to fall prey to confirmation bias (looking for information that supports our beliefs rather than for evidence suggesting we are ...
Curiosity and innovation
Encouraging people to be curious generates workplace improvements.
When we are curious, we view tough situations more creatively. Studies have found that curiosity is associated with less defensive reactions to stress and less aggressive reactions to provocation.
Reduced group conflict
Curiosity encourages members of a group to put themselves in one another’s shoes and take an interest in one another’s ideas rather than focus only on their own perspective.
Thus, conflicts are less heated, and groups achieve better results.
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We Don't Understand Ourselves
We don't realize that we are a bundle of contradictions and are trying to look for someone who can understand us, while we haven't been able to understand ourselves yet.
We think we are a gre...
We Don't Understand Others
Like us, other people are stuck in the same low-level self-realization: we try to gauge the other person by their looks or family or social status, which is a futile exercise in most cases.
We Don't Know Happiness
We aren't accustomed to being happy or have a misguided idea of what happiness is.
We find the ones who would be right for us, to be wrong for us, because of our lack of experience in what good is, and the fact that we don't associate love with being happy and fulfilled.
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Wisdom Of The Crowd
Collective intelligence or group thinking is an idea that by many minds working together, we can correct each other's errors in judgment and provide good results.
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Groupthink
The phenomenon of 'Groupthink' leads to ego clashes and reinforcement of existing biases. They somethings fail to reach any decision and may complicate matters further by incorporating all points of view. Design by Committee is something best avoided.
Brainstorming, on the other hand, involves creative, divergent thinking, which is different from the restrained, critical thinking that may be required to come to a decision.
Collective Intelligence
An extensive study in 'Groupthink' which included testing the social sensitivity, as well as the IQ of the individuals, showed that:
- Equal participation was a key ingredient of better performance. Group dynamics can get worse if team members clash frequently.
- If team members are pitted against each other for a common prize, like a promotion, then group work suffers.
- If team members are not open to ideas from other members or are interrupting them, it can sabotage group performance.
- Teams with a higher proportion of women have better collective intelligence.