“Unconscious knowledge” is just a fancy way of describing our mostly stupid “lizard brains” that evolved for life as hunter gatherer not modern life. Yes sometimes we unconsciously understand something valuable but that’s the exception not the rule.
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Replying to @spencemo_c @spencer_chen and
Can't really be true because the vast majority of subconscious ideas are culturally transmitted. For example the meanings of most words are understood subconsciously, reading works subconsciously etc.
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Replying to @MatjazLeonardis @spencer_chen and
Also many people speak of the importance of "intuition" in their endeavours. It is often deemed to be incredibly valuable and the main thing that makes people really good at things. What is intuition if not subconsciously held ideas?
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Yes I agree *sometimes* they can be useful, even deeply. But in reality life our subconscious desires are far more likely to lead us astray than not.
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Replying to @spencemo_c @MatjazLeonardis and
Eg we know it’s a good idea to go to the gym but subconsciously want to watch another episode on Netflix. Or that we know sugar is poison but that dessert looks so tasty. Etc etc etc.
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Replying to @spencemo_c @spencer_chen and
Actually I don't think most people "know" this in any meaningful way. They have received constant messages and pressure to that effect but not much in the way of explanation. This is also the reason they can't act on it.
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Have you ever exercised? It’s universally a positive experience that people really want and enjoy. It’s starting that’s hard ...
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Replying to @spencemo_c @spencer_chen and
Maybe that's so. But when it comes to deciding whether people should skip going to the gym this time to watch Netflix they really have no good explicit theory about whether this is a tradeoff worth making. Watching Netflix is good for you too.
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Or try rock climbing, or jiu jitsu, or getting a dog for walks around the neighborhood... IMO, front-loading the effort in finding the path of least resistance to the thing you want usually pays greater dividends in the long run
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Right. And this wonderful idea you’ve proposed is the result of conscious, intentional cognition not your intuition right?
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Replying to @spencemo_c @spencer_chen and
I dunno, that one’s been cached for ages. There’s a lot of interplay when I’m not just doing cache retrieval
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