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But the picture of when we reason best that emerges from the research is far away from the classic image of rationality - the wise scholar alone in a study. Rather, we avoid error when we reason in groups - allowing the push and pull of
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“I can’t believe you fell for that,” said Joshua. He ran across the water and helped us pull Peter into the boat. “Peter”
― Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
― Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
“Our brains form, strengthen, and prune synapses throughout our lives (it’s happening in your brain right now as you form new memories from reading this book) but by far the most active period is in childhood, when we’re soaking up the world around us. Work by Christopher Kuzawa and colleagues has shown that in children three to seven years old, the brain accounts for over 60 percent of BMR, three times more than in adults. So much energy is channeled to the brain during these early critical years that it actually slows down growth in the rest of the body.”
― Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy
― Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy
“On February 2, 1933, for example, a leading newspaper for German Jews published an editorial expressing this mislaid trust: We do not subscribe to the view that Mr. Hitler and his friends, now finally in possession of the power they have so long desired, will implement the proposals circulating in [Nazi newspapers]; they will not suddenly deprive German Jews of their constitutional rights, nor enclose them in ghettos, nor subject them to the jealous and murderous impulses of the mob. They cannot do this because a number of crucial factors hold powers in check…and they clearly do not want to go down that road. When one acts as a European power, the whole atmosphere tends towards ethical reflection upon one’s better self and away from revisiting one’s earlier oppositional posture.”
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
“No professional counselors or clergy ever spoke with the children of Pleasant Hill about their feelings regarding the tragedy. The prevailing attitude of the time was that the less a grieving person talked about his or her emotions, the faster that individual would heal. No one foresaw that these unconfronted emotions would haunt the Pleasant Hill survivors for their entire lives, manifested through nightmares, unpredictable flashes of panic, and relentless guilt and anger. The parents were also grieving and at a loss to help their children recover from the emotional trauma.”
― Children of the Storm: The True Story of The Pleasant Hill School Bus Tragedy
― Children of the Storm: The True Story of The Pleasant Hill School Bus Tragedy
“The personality elements of the funnel of misbelief
Personality—broadly understood as individual differences—plays a role in explaining why some of us are more susceptible to misbelief than others.
It is extremely difficult to do personality research on misbelievers, since they instinctively mistrust the motives of the researchers. However, some common traits have been observed.
Being more prone to misremembering, falling into the trap of false recall and false recognition, feeds misbelief.
Seeing patterns where none exist is linked to misbelief.
Overtrusting our intuitions is linked to misbelief.
Decision-making biases such as the conjunction fallacy, illusory correlations, and the hindsight bias are more pronounced in misbelievers.
Narcissism plays a role in misbelief.
Personality cannot be easily changed, but knowing which traits correlate with misbelief can help us to identify risky points.”
― Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
Personality—broadly understood as individual differences—plays a role in explaining why some of us are more susceptible to misbelief than others.
It is extremely difficult to do personality research on misbelievers, since they instinctively mistrust the motives of the researchers. However, some common traits have been observed.
Being more prone to misremembering, falling into the trap of false recall and false recognition, feeds misbelief.
Seeing patterns where none exist is linked to misbelief.
Overtrusting our intuitions is linked to misbelief.
Decision-making biases such as the conjunction fallacy, illusory correlations, and the hindsight bias are more pronounced in misbelievers.
Narcissism plays a role in misbelief.
Personality cannot be easily changed, but knowing which traits correlate with misbelief can help us to identify risky points.”
― Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
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