reading mostly non-fictional books to learn new stuff. But occasionally I'm reading Sci-Fi and History.
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Kahneman introduces two modes of thought - system 1, fast and intuitive, and system 2, …
Putting this aside for a moment. It's interesting but also rather repetitive. Comment from a friend who tried it as well: "This should have been a blog post"
A breathtakingly ambitious retelling of the earliest human societies offers a new understanding of world …
There is the security of knowing one has a statistically smaller chance of getting shot with an arrow. And then there’s the security of knowing that there are people in the world who will care deeply if one is.
— The dawn of everything : a new history of humanity by David Graeber, David Wengrow, David Graeber, and 1 other (Page 20 - 692)
A breathtakingly ambitious retelling of the earliest human societies offers a new understanding of world history
For generations, our remote …
Kahneman introduces two modes of thought - system 1, fast and intuitive, and system 2, …
Subjects’ unwillingness to deduce the particular from the general was matched only by their willingness to infer the general from the particular.
— Thinking, fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman (Page 174)
@mcrocker@indieweb.social @LindaNagata@mastodon.online I think importing from the search results should be fine. Dunno if there is so much of a difference between the paperback and the ebook content wise.
Kahneman introduces two modes of thought - system 1, fast and intuitive, and system 2, …
The principle of independent judgments (and decorrelated errors) has immediate applications for the conduct of meetings, an activity in which executives in organizations spend a great deal of their working days. A simple rule can help: before an issue is discussed, all members of the committee should be asked to write a very brief summary of their position. This procedure makes good use of the value of the diversity of knowledge and opinion in the group. The standard practice of open discussion gives too much weight to the opinions of those who speak early and assertively, causing others to line up behind them.
— Thinking, fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman (Page 85)
Kahneman introduces two modes of thought - system 1, fast and intuitive, and system 2, …
The general theme of these findings is that the idea of money primes individualism: a reluctance to be involved with others, to depend on others, or to accept demands from others. The psychologist who has done this remarkable research, Kathleen Vohs, has been laudably restrained in discussing the implications of her findings, leaving the task to her readers. Her experiments are profound—her findings suggest that living in a culture that surrounds us with reminders of money may shape our behavior and our attitudes in ways that we do not know about and of which we may not be proud.
— Thinking, fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman (Page 55)
Kahneman introduces two modes of thought - system 1, fast and intuitive, and system 2, slow and reasoned - and …
The philosophy of science between the two world wars, 1920s-1930s.
putting this in my list as follow up from the Kirz Gödel biography. More insight into the Vienna circle of outstanding thinkers
Nearly a hundred years after its publication, Kurt Gödel's famous proof that every mathematical system …
Phenomenal person and an awesome book.
Nearly a hundred years after its publication, Kurt Gödel's famous proof that every mathematical system …
Kreisel once asked Gödel why, since both he and Adele so obviously enjoyed being hospitable and having friends to visit, they did not have people over more often. Gödel replied that he “had noticed that most people showed more excitement in company than they felt, and he found this very tiring.” (“Clearly,” observed Kreisel, “at times he needed very few data to reach, painlessly, a very sound conclusion.”)
— Journey to the Edge of Reason by Stephen Budiansky (Page 215)
The unmissable follow-up to the highly acclaimed Children of Time and Children of Ruin.
Earth …
sequel to "Children of Time" and "Children of ruin" ...
Defines, describes and mitigates the effects noise on errors in decision making, and on judgments …
just bought the English version. Only half the price of the German version ... 🤷♂️
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A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, and all around us
Infrastructure …
