# I’m a very slow thinker

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## Metadata
- Author: [[Derek Sivers]]
- Full Title: I’m a very slow thinker
- Category: #articles
- URL: https://sive.rs/slow

## Highlights
- People say that your first reaction is the most honest, but I disagree. Your first reaction is usually outdated. Either it’s an answer you came up with long ago and now use instead of thinking, or it’s a knee-jerk emotional response to something in your past.
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