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Girl on train asking ab my book, another reason to continue my morning commute habit

damn it’s only been like an hour and i’m so far in

Probability vs Similarity

Anchoring

The law of small numbers - small sample sizes produce extreme results, whether it’s extremely low or extremely high.
Example: smaller schools had the trend of better education but also worse education, so in general larger schools should be preferred

Be interested in others and smile.

Impeccable - without sin. My word should be true to the reality/dreams I want to see myself.

WYSIATI - great concept to describe biases with limited information. I think this also describes the learning curve since you don’t have any information for System 2 to be engaged.

Quote of the two books i read: “Not to assume it’s impossible because you find it hard. But to recognize that if it’s humanly possible, you can do it too.”

Ima be using some of these techniques tomorrow. I gotta remember the what’s dat and who’s that method. Along with the giving them more information when they ask me what i do or where im from rather than just a statement.

Familiar triads and the Moses illusion: I wonder if I can apply some of these to my life. Perhaps associating breakfast, goals, and street.

Florida effect (old age priming led to slower walking), money primed people are more self reliant. This chapter was all about System 1’s unconscious ability of association

The experiment where they tested Splenda vs. Glucose in performance degradation really hit me. This pretty much explains why I’ve always been a sugar-fiend since I was a kid, my mind is always looking to restore my glucose reservoirs - getting my diet in check has helped a lot with mental clarity.