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Did I miss the idea of non-contradiction? It seems to me that what I should be looking for is not just the collaboration of impressions, but the contradictions. Does this impression contradict other impressions that already have high probably?

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I've been using the mnemotechnic ACUTE for my decisions since the first time a similar version of this essay was published by Massimo elsewhere (Apparent, Convincing, Undiverted & Thoroughly Explored). It has been useful, in my case, mostly to let go overthinking trivial matters. Thanks Massimo!

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Massimo, is there a difference between 'impression' and 'impulse' in the ancient psychology example you used?

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Nice essay, Massimo. Really interesting.

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