When we look at people or things with our minds, we attribute certain attributes to them. We think that because we see a person’s hands, we will also see a person’s hands in physical form.
We attribute feelings to people and we put ourselves in their shoes. We imagine what they are thinking and feeling, and that translates into how we feel and how they feel.
When it comes to the workplace, people believe they need certain attributes to succeed. They think a motivated, determined attitude is needed on the job, but they may not always find that attitude successful.
This belief is called attributes inheritance and it can be a problem. When our parents or previous bosses were looking for employees, they probably thought someone with a motivator had sense of duty but no one knew what those characteristics were.
How to fix it?
If you find that two measurements on an attribute are identical, then it is time to look for a third. The way to do this is by using the compare() method.
The compare() method allows you to compare two attributes and tell which one corresponds to each one in your database. If one of them does not, then it will remove the difference and create a single attribute with those two values.
This is very helpful as if you need another attribute with different values, then you can just add it into your existing ones. This will prevent someone from having two separate profiles with identical attributes and information.
Using the compare() method is not hard, so don’t let that stop you from looking for solutions.
What caused it in the first place?
When a attribute is added, a new attribute is created that adds a new attribute variable to the same dimension. This can be confusing for designers and developers, as they have to think about both original attributes and the new attributes when designing or developing with this product.
For example, when adding the size_predictor variable in the previous article, two values were added: user_size and size_predictor. When assigning a value to size_predictor, a developer would probably assign an integer value such as 1 or 2 to represent whether the person is small or large.
When assigning a value to user_size, two variables are changed: one that represents the person’s personal size and one that predicts how large they may be.
Is it important?
If you are worried about your child’s attributes, you are right to be concerned. The more powerful your child is, the more necessary attributes they must have in order to succeed.
The harder it is for less powerful children to get what they need from the environment and other people. This can be a barrier to success, as less powerful children may not see themselves as valuable enough to succeed.
More powerful children can sometimes feel like they don’t deserve what they want because they are stronger than it is. This can even backfire and make them feel insecure, which can make them give up early on in hopes of being liked or winning someone over.
If you know a child who might be weaker than others, this article is for you: find an attribute that doesn’t matter to them and buy it for their gift card.
What attributes are being dropped?
In most cases, when an attribute is changed, its corresponding measurement variable is also being changed. For example, when a customer’s address is updated, the customer’s payment information is also updated.
When a new product is introduced, the customer may be asked to try it out before they purchase it. This happens to save them money in the future when they decide to buy it. But it also happens that the new product may have additional attributes that are not accounted for in the old product’s measurements.
This happens because the new product was added as a different attribute to the old one. The old one was not identified as having a different measurement from the new one, so it was dropped.
