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“Learning,” as The Journal of Positive Psychology put it, “requires the humility to realize one has something to learn.”
Tom Vanderbilt • Beginners
escalation of commitment.”
L. David Marquet • Leadership Is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say--and What You Don't
In moral and political matters we are often groupish, rather than selfish. We deploy our reasoning skills to support our team, and to demonstrate commitment to our team.
Jonathan Haidt • The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
However, it may well be that New York slum-dwellers and Kalahari hunter-gatherers experience mental states which we will never discover by forcing Harvard psychology students to answer long questionnaires
Yuval Noah Harari • Homo Deus
“Dunbar’s number” is a theoretical cognitive limit on the number of stable social relationships humans can maintain at one time. According to Robin Dunbar, a British anthropologist, humans have the cognitive capacity to keep track of somewhere around 150 close personal connections. Beyond this limited circle, we start treating people less like
... See moreJosh Kaufman • The Personal MBA: A World-Class Business Education in a Single Volume
Yes, we are intelligent, as earth creatures go; nevertheless, we are not nearly smart enough to account for our immense ecological success. Moreover, while we humans are good at certain cognitive feats, we are not so good at others. Many of both our mental skills and deficiencies can be predicted by recognizing that our brains evolved and expanded
... See moreJoseph Henrich • The Secret of Our Success
Chaudlandais. Si la culture est importante, les gens sont aussi façonnés par leurs gènes et leur histoire personnelle unique. Les individus défient souvent les stéréotypes statistiques. On conçoit qu’une entreprise préfère les employés sociables aux impassibles, mais préférer les Chaudlandais aux Glaçons n’a pas de sens.