Modern society is large and complex, with institutions wielding great power over the lives of many. This is why Johnson and Fowler added a dire parting shot in their predictions. Since you are program...
Besides death, your destiny is not inescapable.
First impressions are difficult to change.
Matter how good you’ve got it, you are no stranger to tears.
You can’t prime yourself directly, but you cancreate environments conducive to the mental states you wish to achieve. Just like the
The very act of looking down on others made people more confident.
You want the world to be fair, so you pretend it is.
You are a story you tell yourself.
The researchers discovered that money is indeed a major factor in day-to-day happiness. No surprise there. You need to make a certain amount, on average, to be able to afford food, shelter, clothing,...
THE MISCONCEPTION: The larger the consensus, the more likely it is correct. THE TRUTH: A belief is not more likely to be accurate just because many people share it.
Subjective optimization complements sour grapes, the inclination to see that which you can’t have as that which you didn’t want in the first place. Subjective optimization makes whatever you get stuck...
Education is as much about learning what you don’t know as it is about adding to what you do.
You expect better performances from attractive people, but when they fail, you are also more likely to forgive them.
Remember this study when you are in a negotiation—make your initial request far too high. You have to start somewhere, and your initial decision or calculation greatly influences all the choices that...
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You, too, are unaware of how unaware you are
You might be a great judge of character, but you need to be a great judge of evidence to avoid delusion.
You are aware only of a small amount of the total information your eyes take in, and even less is processed by your conscious mind and remembered.
You are a liar by default, and you lie most to yourself. If you fail, you forget it. If you win, you tell everyone.
The research into cultural cognition is new, but these studies suggest that Western culture is less concerned with context and more concerned with the center of attention, which means it is possible W...