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Do you tend to see things as black and white, or as shades of gray?
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There is no clear cut solution to any problem.
My emotional response is black and white. My logical response is shades of gray.
I'm not really sure how to answer this.
Shades of gray. I'm notorious for seeing the other side of things without a clear decision on black or white.
Black and white, unless I am convinced otherwise
Shades of gray! I think it's good to try to understand multiple facets of a situation. However, I've learned paralysis through analysis is just as bad, so I usually make a quicker decision and correct course along the way.
Shades of gray.
Shades of grey - there's always a motivation behind things and while generalizing may help with reaction, understanding situations helps with communication.
black and white, normally.
Things are way to complicated to even be shades of grey! But it's nice to reduce things to black and white sometimes. You have to make a decision eventually!
I definitely see everything in a shade of gray. Some things are black and white, but there are far and few between.
If I find myself seeing in black and white, I usually question why. Haven't found anything yet that doesn't have some gray area, or opportunity for exception. At the right resolution, maybe anything is black and white?
this gets press? OMG...
Always shades of gray. Black and white people try my patience. There are few things in life that don't have a real rationale behind a philosophy
Shades of gray, though some thing are in black and white
