Sunday, June 26, 2011
Reflection
As I reflect on where this book is going, I find this subject matter interesting as it pertains to my occupation as a firefighter/paramedic. I make many decisions on a spur of a moment; snap decisions without all the information I truly need to make an informed decision often because time is of the essence. As I gain a better understanding of this type of decision making process, I believe that experiential learning plays heavily into this process. The more experience have or I am able to create through training on particular instances (house fires, heart attack resuscitation, rope rescues, etc) the better my snap decision making becomes. It appears that that thin-slicing as the book mentions is partially imbedded in repetition.
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I agree that "thin slicing" is rooted in repetition but all situations are different. There is an element of repetition but because of the changes and nuances of situations, accurate and effective adaptation is necessary. As a therapist, I learned that there were similar breakdowns in relationships and similar breakdowns in parenting. These "issues" don't change but how they are implemented and how I as a therapist approach it varies from family to family. After years of being a therapist, the issues don't change but how they are addressed certainly does.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting insight from a therapist point of view. Thanks for the reply. I agree with you and to place the same perspective in my line of work, fires don’t change much. Fire still burns houses to the ground like it has for years, yet the tactics of firefighting change. With the technological advances in firefighting equipment, communications, and training, there are changes to how firefighters go about putting out fire, but in the end, ultimately it still comes down to putting water on the fire.
ReplyDeleteI also think are some people more open to listening to that "voice". Is their a certain personality type that is more predisponsed to "thin slice" ? I would also say that repetition allows more comfort for the individual doing the task, if there is more comfort, can their mind be more ready to "thin slice"?
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