Intelligence is not only the ability to reason; it is also the ability to find relevant material in memory and to deploy attention when needed.
“people make judgments and decisions by consulting their emotions: Do I like it? Do I hate it? How strongly do I feel about it? In many domains of life, Slovic said, people form opinions and make choices that directly express their feelings and their basic tendency to approach or avoid, often without knowing that they are doing so.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“even sophisticated researchers have poor intuitions and a wobbly understanding of sampling effects.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“أومن بالتشجيع والظروف والرغبة تتلاقي معاً وتتوافق فى الخطوات الأولي .. ولا أومن بها متفرقة يتيسر بعضها ويتعذر بعضها فى مستهل الطريق”
― أنا
― أنا
“Feeling superior and beyond it is a sure sign that the irrational is at work.”
― The Concise Laws of Human Nature
― The Concise Laws of Human Nature
“أؤمن كل الايمان بأن الموظف رقيق القرن العشرين”
― أنا
― أنا
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