Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
vanetänkande
English translation:
habitual thinking (alt: thinking inside the box)
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Jul 13, 2006 18:19
17 yrs ago
Swedish term
vanetänkande
Swedish to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
get caught up in "vanetänkande"
a term used in psychology .
of course it means in the habit of thinking, but maybe there is another way of stating it.
a term used in psychology .
of course it means in the habit of thinking, but maybe there is another way of stating it.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | habitual thinking |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 | thinking inside the box |
Larry Abramson
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| 3 -1 | thinking in grooves |
Görel Bylund
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Proposed translations
+5
32 mins
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
18
Selected
habitual thinking
Heaps of Google hits!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "as we all do"
-1
9 mins
Görel Bylund
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
Works in field
Sweden
Due diligence
Native in: Swedish 
Works in: English to Swedish, German to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
thinking in grooves
Again, as per Norstedts and Prisma. Does this sound good to you?
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
E2efour (X)
: No! But "thinking in a rut" would do.
16 hrs
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You're most probably right - I really didn't know, just cited a couple of dictionaries. :-)
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5 hrs
Larry Abramson
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Use the Asian advantage (US lawyer&team)
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
32
thinking inside the box
Vanetänkande is not the habit of thinking, but rather the inability to think outside conventional limits.....or more commonly put, thinking outside the box
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