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The truth is that we humans live on the surface, reacting emotionally to what people say and do. We form opinions of others and ourselves that are rather simplified. We settle for the easiest and most convenient story to tell ourselves.
“أؤمن كل الايمان بأن الموظف رقيق القرن العشرين”
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― أنا
“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
“Many facts of the world are due to chance, including accidents of sampling. Causal explanations of chance events are inevitably wrong.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“Because of the coincidence of two planes crashing last month, she now prefers to take the train. That’s silly. The risk hasn’t really changed; it is an availability bias.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
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