“Our understanding of the world is shaped by a hunger for narrative that rises out of our discomfort with ambiguity and arbitrary events. When surprising things happen, we search for an explanation. The urge to resolve ambiguity can be surprisingly potent, even when the subject is inconsequential.”
―
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
Share this quote:
Friends Who Liked This Quote
To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up!
0 likes
All Members Who Liked This Quote
None yet!
This Quote Is From

21,986 ratings, average rating, 2,267 reviews
Open Preview
Browse By Tag
- love (100957)
- life (78984)
- inspirational (75539)
- humor (44228)
- philosophy (30813)
- inspirational-quotes (28702)
- god (26815)
- truth (24632)
- wisdom (24453)
- romance (24283)
- poetry (23112)
- life-lessons (22504)
- quotes (20908)
- death (20490)
- happiness (18908)
- hope (18455)
- faith (18289)
- inspiration (17223)
- travel (16858)
- spirituality (15637)
- relationships (15431)
- religion (15362)
- motivational (15239)
- life-quotes (15205)
- love-quotes (15043)
- writing (14906)
- success (14151)
- motivation (13097)
- time (12807)
- science (12055)