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His most important idea is that we should question the source of our beliefs, not the belief itself. Because most of our beliefs are based on our or other people’s perception.
Pragmatism is a method of thinking, not a solution.
The quality of our thoughts determines the quality of our lives. And our decisions are a result of our thoughts.
making money has nothing to do with your degrees. If I had to pick another predictor of career success I would say it’s skills.
There’s too much information in the world for our brain to process. So, we’re forced to filter it. If we don’t, we go nuts! And in that filtering-process, we develop shortcuts to ease the cognitive load of making decisions.
past behavior that led to good results is not a guarantee for future results. The familiarity heuristic also explains why we favor things and places we know over novelty.
It’s good for certainty. But to achieve a breakthrough, you need something different.
The attentional bias states that our perceptions are affected by our thoughts. And naturally, our perceptions determine our actions and decisions, which make up our lives.
