Tag: rationality
6 posts tagged "rationality".
The practice of forming accurate beliefs and making good decisions — of systematically getting closer to the truth and to what you actually want. As a modern movement it owes much to Eliezer Yudkowsky, whose writing on cognitive biases and Bayesian reasoning seeded a community whose most readable voice is Scott Alexander. Its empirical foundation is the work of Daniel Kahneman on the predictable ways the mind errs, which feeds directly into behavioral economics. In practice rationality shows up as disciplined decision-making and a habit of treating beliefs as predictions to be tested rather than badges to be defended.
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The ‘Bias’ Bias: No, Your Brain is Not Made of Swiss Cheese
Most apparent biases are, in fact, perfectly good heuristics, and people are far more rational than we have been led to believe.
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The Best of the Best Books I Read in 2018
Of the 100+ books I read this year - curated by Deep Dish readers and other people of impeccable taste - these are the cream of the crop.
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Is The Law of Attraction Real?
If you convince yourself the Law of Attraction is true, maybe it will improve your life. Placebos can be good medicine, even if you know they’re only sugar pills… right?
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The Best of the Best Books I Read in 2017
It’s been another self-indulgent year of funemployment, which means I’ve had time to read to my heart's content. Here's the best of the best.
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The Best of the Best Books I Read in 2016
I knocked 65 books off my reading list this year. Most of them were great, but I've picked out the absolute crème de la crème to recommend to you.
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The Worst Investment Ever: How I Lost $10,000 Catching a Falling Knife
I stretched out my bandaged hand, and this time the knife took a finger off. I'm a slow learner when it comes to picking stocks, but you don't have to be.
