Apgar Score for newborn infants has 5 criteria-
heart rate,breathing,reflexes,muscle tone and color
Dawes Formula for marriage survival is simple-
frequency of love making over frequency of arguing
Both formulae have higher success rates than intuition
the quick brown fox that makes snap judgements ,then rationalizes them
Were we to examine evidence before passing opinions
we would expend energy,attention and time
without a necessary belief in that processes' efficacy
Daniel Kahneman gave us ILLUSIONS OF VALIDITY
ENDOWMENT EFFECTS and AVAILABILITY EFFECTS
He avoided the works of Freud and James-even when they were complementary
We are human.We make mistakes.Minimizing these requires attention to processes
and the more scientific they are,the more accurate the results.
This goes against the whole grain of "first thought=best thought" Zen
and requires a rigor that gossip columns,paparazzi photographers and tabloids lack
Rush to judgement impales Sarah Palin and Herman Cain,as it did Clinton
Trial by media is as real as tomorrow's headlines.Ignore astrology.Trust nothing.
"The unexamined life is not worth living".LIVE!
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