Ian's claim that much of what men call analytical thinking ('I need to think it over', 'I need all the facts') is fear trying to control reality so it feels safe. Real logic is checking that 5 + 5 = 10 or running a car budget. The anxious spiral of 'should I or shouldn't I' is ping-ponging between fear and doubt.
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Men claim to be logical thinkers. And I say, you're not a logical thinker. You are crippled by fear and you're disguising it as analytical.
That's not logical thinking. That's not being analytical. That's ping-ponging between fear and doubt.
- Most 'analysis' is fear seeking control
'I need to think it over' and 'I need all the facts' often mean 'I'm trying to control reality so I feel safe'. Real logic is arithmetic or a budget, not an anxious loop of…