Comments on: 3 Things you should never do when you solve problems: What Vanilla Ice did wrong! http://lukehoughton.com/2008/06/21/3-things-you-should-never-do-when-you-solve-problems-what-vanilla-ice-did-wrong/ Reframing life by reframing life Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:16:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Luke Houghton http://lukehoughton.com/2008/06/21/3-things-you-should-never-do-when-you-solve-problems-what-vanilla-ice-did-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Luke Houghton Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:59:41 +0000 http://lukehoughton.com/?p=295#comment-804 It depends what you mean by rational. I think most people have a form of rationality, that is they are acting from a set of ideas they think are acceptable. So in that sense perhaps it's better to say people are acting from a form of rationality that is able to be found by working backwards from action to motive. That said, I never said it would make sense! Thanks Alan! It depends what you mean by rational. I think most people have a form of rationality, that is they are acting from a set of ideas they think are acceptable. So in that sense perhaps it’s better to say people are acting from a form of rationality that is able to be found by working backwards from action to motive. That said, I never said it would make sense!

Thanks Alan!

]]> By: AlanAJ01 http://lukehoughton.com/2008/06/21/3-things-you-should-never-do-when-you-solve-problems-what-vanilla-ice-did-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-803 AlanAJ01 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:15:42 +0000 http://lukehoughton.com/?p=295#comment-803 Most people are rational most of the time? I seriously doubt it! Perhaps most people believe they are rational most of the time, but that's a different story. You can check out my blog if you're interested, but it boils down to this. People act according to their motives. Some of these may be subconscious, some may be conscious but, in point of fact, immaterial. Whatever their reasons, however poorly understood, people are likely to offer "rational" explanations. But these are, more often than not, stories automatically constructed to fit the perceived facts. Actions aren't so much rational as rationalised! Most people are rational most of the time? I seriously doubt it!

Perhaps most people believe they are rational most of the time, but that’s a different story. You can check out my blog if you’re interested, but it boils down to this. People act according to their motives. Some of these may be subconscious, some may be conscious but, in point of fact, immaterial. Whatever their reasons, however poorly understood, people are likely to offer “rational” explanations. But these are, more often than not, stories automatically constructed to fit the perceived facts. Actions aren’t so much rational as rationalised!

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