| json_metadata | "{"app":"musing/1.1","appTags":["question","life"],"appCategory":"question","appTitle":"What is the difference between rational thinking & experiential thinking?","appBody":"<p>Rational thinking can be described as logical, effortful, and analytic, etc. On the other hand, experiential thinking can be described as associative, lower effort, and holistic. Examples of rational activities include work, carefully considered decisions, and goal-directed tasks, while experiential activities include playing, browsing, and impulse buying.</p>\n<p>It is generally observed that people who think rationally perform better on rational tasks, and people who think experientially perform better on experiential tasks. In addition, the \"wrong type\" of thinking actually hurt performance. People who approach a vocabulary or an IQ test problem in an experiential, intuitive manner actually have fewer correct answers than those who approach the problem logically.</p>\n<p>You can't read consumer's minds, but you can offer opportunities for different thinking styles to be utilized. For example, one approach is to design a store or website in a way that provides opportunities for people to think either way and let the people choose what to do.</p>\n<p>Since some people tend to think more rationally and others tend to think more intuitively, different people will have greater success and happiness with different activities. However, everyone is capable of thinking both ways, and sometimes just nudging yourself to think in a different direction can help you be more successful and feel more satisfied.</p>","appDepth":2,"appParentPermlink":"pkgvjlbjf","appParentAuthor":"groynes","musingAppId":"aU2p3C3a8N","musingAppVersion":"1.1","musingPostType":"answer"}" |
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