Examples of static thinking:

"I have top pair, therefore I should bet"
"AK is a good hand"
"He may have a flushdraw"
"Always 3bet AQ"

Examples of fluid thinking:

Range
Equity
Maximisation
EV



Is static thinking ever good? The top thinkers here always seem to think in a fluid way.

Last time I tried to think in a fluid way (at donkstakes though), I dropped a shitton of buyins..



Fluid thinking seems totally optimal and static totally useless (considering that poker is a game of chance and near-infinite possible situations), yet static seems to keep insanity at bay - is it possible to combine the two opposites?

It seems that to become an expert player it's necessary to implement high-level fluid thinking, amirite?

How do you think?