Predictably Irrational
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309 printed pages
- Original publication
- 2009
- Publication year
- 2009
Impressions
- Murad Redzhebshared an impression4 years ago
👍Worth reading💡Learnt A Lot🎯Worthwhile🚀Unputdownable
Quotes
- Nikolai C.has quoted3 years ago
As the author and journalist Upton Sinclair once noted, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” - Nikolai C.has quoted3 years agoSigmund Freud explained it this way. He said that as we grow up in society, we internalize the social virtues. This internalization leads to the development of the superego. In general, the superego is pleased when we comply with society's ethics, and unhappy when we don't
- Nikolai C.has quoted3 years agoWhen stripping away our preconceptions and our previous knowledge is not possible, perhaps we can at least acknowledge that we are all biased. If we acknowledge that we are trapped within our perspective, which partially blinds us to the truth, we may be able to accept the idea that conflicts generally require a neutral third party—who has not been tainted with our expectations—to set down the rules and regulations. Of course, accepting the word of a third party is not easy and not always possible; but when it is possible, it can yield substantial benefits. And for that reason alone, we must continue to try
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