Sometimes people will deem a topic as "subjective" and it’s black and white— the thing is written off entirely because it’s just too subjective to have a clear discussion around. It'll just be my opinion vs yours.
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I think a useful skill for dealing with ambiguity is breaking things down into smaller, less subjective blocks. (thread)
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I see this happen in areas like visual design, aesthetics, emotions, perception, subjective inner experiences. You can say "this looks weird" or "feels off" but then it's like there's nothing else to add ?
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And I want to play with that a little because it feels overly dismissive, and can create blind spots in our awareness. It's like, "oh who knows what to think about X, it's all too subjective". But you can actually break X down into smaller, more objective pieces
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So you chip away and find different factors that make up the subjective thing, and hopefully it becomes less nebulous. And sometimes the thing is less “off” than you thought, it was actually because you harbored some unrelated fears that got transferred to this issue.
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I think hard part is catching yourself before you dismiss or bank too hard on your gut reaction. Remembering to make space & focus on the fuzzy area to try and understand what makes up this ~oidSFa;j oweflM~ thing.
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