When we are in the grasp of illusion - or, for that matter, whenever we have a new idea - instead of searching for ways to prove our ideas wrong, we usually attempt to prove them correct. Psychologists call this the confirmation bias, and it presents a major impediment of our ability to break free from the misinterpretation of randomness.
Nonverbal communication forms a social language that is in many ways richer and more fundamental than our words. - Leonard Mlodinow
Nonverbal communication forms a social language that is in many ways richer and more fundamental than our words.
- Leonard Mlodinow
That's why successful people in every field are almost universally members of a certain set - the set of people who don't give up. - Leonard Mlodinow
That's why successful people in every field are almost universally members of a certain set - the set of people who don't give up.
Our inner weighing of evidence is not a careful mathematical calculation resulting in a probabilistic estimate of truth, but more like a whirlpool bl… - Leonard Mlodinow
Our inner weighing of evidence is not a careful mathematical calculation resulting in a probabilistic estimate of truth, but more like a whirlpool bl…
Social rejection doesn't just cause emotional pain; it affects our physical being. - Leonard Mlodinow
Social rejection doesn't just cause emotional pain; it affects our physical being.
Subliminal is about how we misinterpret our behavior because were unaware of what our unconscious minds are doing. - Leonard Mlodinow
Subliminal is about how we misinterpret our behavior because were unaware of what our unconscious minds are doing.
Regression toward the mean. That is, in any series of random events an extraordinary event is most likely to be followed, due purely to chance, by a … - Leonard Mlodinow
Regression toward the mean. That is, in any series of random events an extraordinary event is most likely to be followed, due purely to chance, by a …
Listeners instinctively detect that when we lower the usual pitch of our voice, we are sad, and when we raise it, we are angry or fearful. - Leonard Mlodinow
Listeners instinctively detect that when we lower the usual pitch of our voice, we are sad, and when we raise it, we are angry or fearful.
We believe that when we choose anything, judge a stranger and even fall in love, we understand the principal factors that influenced us. Very often n… - Leonard Mlodinow
We believe that when we choose anything, judge a stranger and even fall in love, we understand the principal factors that influenced us. Very often n…
We judge people and initiatives by their results, and we expect events to happen for good, understandable reason. But our clear visions of inevitabil… - Leonard Mlodinow
We judge people and initiatives by their results, and we expect events to happen for good, understandable reason. But our clear visions of inevitabil…
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