psychology

The only difference between the two groups was that the students conceded that they were influenced by the anchor, while the professionals denied that influence.

‘A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall.’

Only actively wrong “knowledge” can make us score so badly.

The outcome of having a dense network is insidious but powerful. It means only the narratives which can go viral do go viral. The collective epistemic commons becomes filled with those narratives which outcompete the others and muscle their way to the top. It means that at a time of unprecedented low unemployment, high wages, high standard of

Religion and political leadership are so intertwined across eras and cultures because they are about the same thing: performing the miracle of converting unrelated individuals into a group.

Is something superfluous to the matter at hand influencing my judgment at any given point?

Most people talk about focus as a singular concept, but it’s not. It changes as your journey does, and how you keep your laser focus has to continue to evolve or you’ll fall off track at various points.

Beginners require one type of focus, builders require another, and seasoned execs/experienced founders/CEOs require yet another still.

What strong belief do I hold that’s most likely to change?

It means realizing that the world is three-dimensional and multi-sensory and that, like it or not, we will be influenced by our environment, so our best bet is to take control of that influence by paying attention to everything that surrounds us. We may not be able to emerge with the entire situation in hand, and we may end up making a choice that,