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“The Body: A Guide for Occupants” by Bill Bryson
Memory is not a fixed and permanent record, like a document in a filing cabinet. It is something much more hazy and mutable. As Elizabeth Loftus told an interviewer in 2013, “It’s a little more like a Wikipedia page. You … Continue reading
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“Thinking Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman: Part Two
Second installment of my notes from this book. There are a lot of notes but it really goes to show how influential it has been on my other readings. Here is Part One in case you missed it. However, policy … Continue reading
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“Thinking Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman: Part One
This book has had a huge impact on my pursuit of knowledge about cognitive psychology. I’ve found that Kahneman is probably the most cited author and researcher amongst similar books (See “Predictably Irrational”, “Incognito”, “The Power of Habit”, “What’s Going … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, books, cognitive psychology, Daniel Kahneman, the brain, Thinking Fast and Slow, two systems
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