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“Too much concern about how well one is doing in a task sometimes disrupts performance by loading short-term memory with pointless anxious thoughts”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“Modern tests of working memory require the individual to switch repeatedly between two demanding tasks, retaining the results of one operation while performing the other.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“In the economy of action, effort is a cost, and the acquisition of skill is driven by the balance of benefits and costs. Laziness is built deep into our nature.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“When asked how much they will pay to get overnight delivery of a book they have ordered, the low scorers on the Cognitive Reflection Test are willing to pay twice as much as the high scorers.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“The nervous system consumes more glucose than most other parts of the body, and effortful mental activity appears to be especially expensive in the currency of glucose.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
Tiara’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Tiara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
306 books
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151 friends
107 books
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13 friends
24 books
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19 friends
316 books
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493 friends
907 books
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350 friends
124 books
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83 friends
92 books
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41 friends
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