Do you undergeneralize?

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I do not really have another name for this.
Do you examine each case of everything seperately and make no generalizations?
I do this most with humans and other living things but with objects too.
They are all different to me and I do not like using the easy or lazy path of generalization because no two things can be the same.
The best example that is obvious enough for people who do generalize in my opinion is monozygotic twins.
They are born nearly identical but their experiences make them different people.
Only if they were at the exact same spot in space-time would they be the same.
But then they would not be two seperate things anymore so that is useless.

Wouldn't saying you never generalize be paradoxical?

I generalise for most things... where can I vote for this on the poll!

I don't lean towards one extreme or the other. Both generalizing and over-analyzing are bad. When you generalize, you make things too simple. When you over-analyze, you clutter your head with useless details and lose mental efficiency.

I voted yes for some things. For example, there are many types of political views, but they can all be traced back to how one views human nature. So their political view generally reflects their view of human nature. I might not generalize their political views, but I can definitely generalize their view of human nature based on their political view.

I generalize and over-analyze. How do I stop?

I either under-generalize or over-generalize. No specific characteristics for the situations.

Not really.

It's hard not to generalise. But I don't think I over generalise.

ursaminor - You sound just like my sister. She can not grasp the concept of generalisation and when it has been explained to her it sound ludicrous, it seems almost painful for to have to group specific items (but with more similarites than differences) into a single category. In her mind, if something has just one difference, no matter how subtle, it goes in it's own category. That way of thinking leaves no room for generalisation. It does come in handy, she's is the most objective person I know and she's only 13.

Yes, I undergeneralise.

KoS- the way you describe your sister, that reminds me of me.

Yes. This is why it pisses me off so much (or just slightly annoys me, depending on if the topic is derogatory or simply curious) when I see the "Why do NT's..." topics.

when I was younger i wasn't able to generalize. It was like I couldn't take information from one situation and apply it to another situation. It always frustrated me that my peers seemed to have more information than me, and were better able to understand and function in various situations. That has changed a lot since I've gotten older, although i find that i tend to generalize a bit on the cynical side, especially when judging people. Better safe and dissapointed than sorry and used...