Black and white, or shades of grey thinking

I see many people here talk of black and white thinking and that it's a very ND thing. I rarely think in black and white and nearly always in shades of grey, for me everyhthing is about context and nuance. Often I find black and white thinking like being slapped in the face by a wet fish, it's such a shock, it's also not something I particularly associate with ND but with with mostly male NT's.

It's something I find quite alienating, something that marks me out as different to both other ND's and NT's. It's not that I can't be analytical or decisive, although to some it may seem so, usually when I disagree with them and it's a case of refusing to take their stance, or be bounced into something I'm unsure of. Although I do tend to let things happen organically, the right thing comes at the right time without interfearance from me.

Are you all black and white, or are you grey?

What's your experience of being asked to think in the opposite way?

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  • I think I can be black or white but with an understanding that I may be wrong and that grey areas do exist, especially (and this is key I think) when we don't have all the relevant information. I am quite happy to say that if I don't know something important then I can't take a view on something until I do. I see so many other people who are quite content to take the most trenchant and contentious position on something while holding almost no information on it and I find that utterly maddening.

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  • I think I can be black or white but with an understanding that I may be wrong and that grey areas do exist, especially (and this is key I think) when we don't have all the relevant information. I am quite happy to say that if I don't know something important then I can't take a view on something until I do. I see so many other people who are quite content to take the most trenchant and contentious position on something while holding almost no information on it and I find that utterly maddening.

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