http://www.marybowling.com/on-page-optimization/zen-of-seo/ search engine optimization by mary bowling Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:14:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://www.marybowling.com/on-page-optimization/zen-of-seo/#comment-20 Aaron Dalrymple Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:13:47 +0000 http://www.marybowling.com/on-page-optimization/zen-of-seo/#comment-20 Mary - great thoughts on thin slicing! I've also noticed that sometimes there is a danger in over analyzing your "gut" reaction. I seem to recall that Gladwell discusses this too. Essentially, you can talk yourself out of your initial instinct if you analyze it too much. After you've proven that you can pull it off, going with your first reaction and running with it will get you ahead more often than staying back and questioning yourself. Mary - great thoughts on thin slicing! I’ve also noticed that sometimes there is a danger in over analyzing your “gut” reaction. I seem to recall that Gladwell discusses this too. Essentially, you can talk yourself out of your initial instinct if you analyze it too much. After you’ve proven that you can pull it off, going with your first reaction and running with it will get you ahead more often than staying back and questioning yourself.

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