Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
Intelligence is not only the ability to reason; it is also the ability to find relevant material in memory and to deploy attention when needed.
Daniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow
idea, Diener and his students also found a less-is-more effect, a strong indication that an average (prototype) has been substituted for a sum.
Daniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow
On Bullshit
The document discusses the nature and prevalence of bullshit, distinguishing it from lying and exploring its connection to skepticism and the pursuit of personal sincerity.
www2.csudh.eduIn terms of rational, classical economics, this result makes no sense. The addition of one alternative—which hardly anyone wanted—caused the share of respondents’ choosing the combination to rise sharply.
Hermann Simon • Confessions of the Pricing Man: How Price Affects Everything
In psychology there are at least two biases that drive this pattern. One is confirmation bias:23 seeing what we expect to see. The other is desirability bias:24 seeing what we want to see. These biases don’t just prevent us from applying our intelligence. They can actually contort our intelligence into a weapon against the truth.
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
companies have a strong incentive to exploit behavioral biases, including availability, unrealistic optimism, and anchoring.
Richard H. Thaler • Nudge: The Final Edition
When the activity is made safer, they behave more recklessly, at least partly nullifying the safety gains.