Sunday, August 23, 2009

Analogical

Analogical decision is kind of opposite of Logical decision.

It is a borrowed decision from prior similar context. Some kind of Pattern Recognition. Finding a similar problem that was solved before and applying prior same solution.

“Don’t break if it is working”, “Let’s not reinvent the wheel”: these phrases might indicate Analogical thinking.

analogical decisions are safer compared to Logical ones.

analogical decisions are less accurate/relevant decisions compared to Logical ones.

analogical decisions are easier to accept, it was done before, people know about it.

Thus analogical decisions are most popular.

Logic

Logic is If/then/else reasoning used during decision making.

Decisions based on pure logic can seem weird, unacceptable, childish and extreme. 

Decisions based on pure logic do seem clear.

The alternative to Logical decision is Analogical decision.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Experience

You hear such phrases as “Experienced Developer”, “He has experience in this field”.

Experience happens in Past. Past can be a roadblock for trying new things. Past can favor relevance of choices when deciding on solutions. Experienced Developer can offer experiences. Experiences are data for further decision making.

Experience is a source of experiences, not more than that.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Past, Now and Future

Langdon looks at Past as grounds for his decisions. But he says that decisions are made for Now. Yet he feels that decisions do not contradict the Future.

He sees Future, acts for Now and hears the Past.

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Future

Meg says that the Future is why she lives for. She envisions future as a bright place.

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Now

Jason loves Now. He says that without Now, there is no Future.

He looks around to make today larger.

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Past

Hopkins says that the only source of Facts is in the Past. He imagines that Facts are the closest he gets to reality.

By relying on Facts, he sees himself accurate.