“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.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking about it.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“People tend to assess the relative importance of
issues by the ease with which they are retrieved from memory—and this is
largely determined by the extent of coverage in the media. Frequently
mentioned topics populate the mind even as others slip away from
awareness. In turn, what the media choose to report corresponds to their
view of what is currently on the public’s mind. It is no accident that
authoritarian regimes exert substantial pressure on independent media.
Because public interest is most easily aroused by dramatic events and by
celebrities, media feeding frenzies are common”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
issues by the ease with which they are retrieved from memory—and this is
largely determined by the extent of coverage in the media. Frequently
mentioned topics populate the mind even as others slip away from
awareness. In turn, what the media choose to report corresponds to their
view of what is currently on the public’s mind. It is no accident that
authoritarian regimes exert substantial pressure on independent media.
Because public interest is most easily aroused by dramatic events and by
celebrities, media feeding frenzies are common”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“The idea that the future is unpredictable is undermined every day by the ease with which the past is explained.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
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