Author: Harrison Walton
Publisher: Harrison Walton
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Master Critical Thinking and Improve Decision Making with Mental Models and Cognitive Bias Strategies Are you ready to enhance your decision-making and problem-solving skills? Critical Thinking is your ultimate guide to overcoming cognitive biases and fallacies while developing the ability to think clearly and rationally in your everyday life. This book provides you with the tools to sharpen your mind and make more effective decisions, whether at work, home, or in any situation. Unlock the Power of Critical Thinking and Mental Models Critical thinking is essential for making sound decisions and solving problems effectively. This book teaches you how to identify and overcome cognitive biases that cloud your judgment, helping you to think more clearly and logically. By mastering mental models, you'll gain a powerful toolkit for analyzing situations, making better choices, and achieving your goals with confidence. What You'll Discover in Critical Thinking: - Sharpen Your Mind: Learn techniques to hone your critical thinking skills and approach problems with a clear, rational mindset. - Overcome Cognitive Biases: Understand and combat the cognitive biases and fallacies that often lead to poor decision-making. - Think in Mental Models: Develop the ability to think in mental models, a crucial skill for effective decision-making and problem-solving. - Improve Your Life: Apply these strategies to improve your personal and professional life, making decisions that lead to better outcomes and greater success. If you enjoyed Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli, or Super Thinking by Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann, you'll love Critical Thinking. Start Your Journey to Better Decision-Making Today! Scroll up, click on "Buy Now," and begin mastering the art of critical thinking with Critical Thinking.
Critical Thinking: Think in Mental Models to Develop Effective Decision Making and Problem Solving Skills. Overcome Cognitive Biases and Fallacies in Systems to Think Clearly in Your Everyday Life.
Author: Harrison Walton
Publisher: Harrison Walton
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Master Critical Thinking and Improve Decision Making with Mental Models and Cognitive Bias Strategies Are you ready to enhance your decision-making and problem-solving skills? Critical Thinking is your ultimate guide to overcoming cognitive biases and fallacies while developing the ability to think clearly and rationally in your everyday life. This book provides you with the tools to sharpen your mind and make more effective decisions, whether at work, home, or in any situation. Unlock the Power of Critical Thinking and Mental Models Critical thinking is essential for making sound decisions and solving problems effectively. This book teaches you how to identify and overcome cognitive biases that cloud your judgment, helping you to think more clearly and logically. By mastering mental models, you'll gain a powerful toolkit for analyzing situations, making better choices, and achieving your goals with confidence. What You'll Discover in Critical Thinking: - Sharpen Your Mind: Learn techniques to hone your critical thinking skills and approach problems with a clear, rational mindset. - Overcome Cognitive Biases: Understand and combat the cognitive biases and fallacies that often lead to poor decision-making. - Think in Mental Models: Develop the ability to think in mental models, a crucial skill for effective decision-making and problem-solving. - Improve Your Life: Apply these strategies to improve your personal and professional life, making decisions that lead to better outcomes and greater success. If you enjoyed Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli, or Super Thinking by Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann, you'll love Critical Thinking. Start Your Journey to Better Decision-Making Today! Scroll up, click on "Buy Now," and begin mastering the art of critical thinking with Critical Thinking.
Publisher: Harrison Walton
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Master Critical Thinking and Improve Decision Making with Mental Models and Cognitive Bias Strategies Are you ready to enhance your decision-making and problem-solving skills? Critical Thinking is your ultimate guide to overcoming cognitive biases and fallacies while developing the ability to think clearly and rationally in your everyday life. This book provides you with the tools to sharpen your mind and make more effective decisions, whether at work, home, or in any situation. Unlock the Power of Critical Thinking and Mental Models Critical thinking is essential for making sound decisions and solving problems effectively. This book teaches you how to identify and overcome cognitive biases that cloud your judgment, helping you to think more clearly and logically. By mastering mental models, you'll gain a powerful toolkit for analyzing situations, making better choices, and achieving your goals with confidence. What You'll Discover in Critical Thinking: - Sharpen Your Mind: Learn techniques to hone your critical thinking skills and approach problems with a clear, rational mindset. - Overcome Cognitive Biases: Understand and combat the cognitive biases and fallacies that often lead to poor decision-making. - Think in Mental Models: Develop the ability to think in mental models, a crucial skill for effective decision-making and problem-solving. - Improve Your Life: Apply these strategies to improve your personal and professional life, making decisions that lead to better outcomes and greater success. If you enjoyed Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli, or Super Thinking by Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann, you'll love Critical Thinking. Start Your Journey to Better Decision-Making Today! Scroll up, click on "Buy Now," and begin mastering the art of critical thinking with Critical Thinking.
Critical Thinking and Analytical Mind
Author: Marcus P. Dawson
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Are you ready to improve the nature of your reasoning and the result of your choices in your everyday life and be more successful? Would you like to develop your full potential through critical and analytical thinking? If yes, then keep reading... The world we live in is getting more complicated every day. You can only cope with our complicated world if you learn to control your thoughts and become a critical thinker. When you can think viably, you will understand that you can more readily control all parts of your life and better adapt to any issues or difficulties that life tosses at you. Critical thinking is a method for dealing with the information overload we have today. Sometimes in life, we are faced with problems and situations that we are unable to solve; we waste a lot of time without coming to a decision or solution that satisfies us. Critical thinkers have an easier life. They think about the questions before deciding on their answers. Every time we read or attempt to analyze the information we have never seen or confusing information, we are in cognitive strain. Our energy levels increase, and we start to pay close attention. We do this because we want to figure out the problem instead of just quitting. The analytical thinker's mind is habitually alert and vigilant to potential problems and consequences that may be short-term or long-term due to decisions made or actions taken. In this book, you will learn: * Tools and skills to overcome hindrances to critical thinking * Powerful techniques to practice your critical thinking skills * How to use critical thinking to tackle challenges, solving problems, and making the right decisions * How critical thinking applies in the professional world * Importance of creativity and how to unleash it * How to make mind maps to develop approaches * Strategies to improve your analytical and logical skills to achieve peak performance * Techniques used by successful people ... And much more! Once you have grasped the art of critical thinking and started applying it, you are likely to marvel at how much of your valuable resources you can save. You will also find that you can optimize systems in a way that reduces waste and inefficiencies. Once you know HOW to think, the rest is just plugging in the data. You pick the question, apply the principles of critical thinking, and,in a short time, you have an answer that makes your life better. You will finish reading this book feeling more analytical in every aspect of your life. You will learn to examine your mental processes, including your thoughts, feelings, and desires. When you become a critical thinker, you will be flabbergasted at how you can transform your aspirations into reality. You will understand that you can more readily control all parts of your life and better adapt to any issues or difficulties that life tosses at you. You'll love it when critical thinking starts to emerge in your everyday life. Are you ready? Start your journey of learning and developing critical and analytical thinking skills by clicking and buying now!
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Are you ready to improve the nature of your reasoning and the result of your choices in your everyday life and be more successful? Would you like to develop your full potential through critical and analytical thinking? If yes, then keep reading... The world we live in is getting more complicated every day. You can only cope with our complicated world if you learn to control your thoughts and become a critical thinker. When you can think viably, you will understand that you can more readily control all parts of your life and better adapt to any issues or difficulties that life tosses at you. Critical thinking is a method for dealing with the information overload we have today. Sometimes in life, we are faced with problems and situations that we are unable to solve; we waste a lot of time without coming to a decision or solution that satisfies us. Critical thinkers have an easier life. They think about the questions before deciding on their answers. Every time we read or attempt to analyze the information we have never seen or confusing information, we are in cognitive strain. Our energy levels increase, and we start to pay close attention. We do this because we want to figure out the problem instead of just quitting. The analytical thinker's mind is habitually alert and vigilant to potential problems and consequences that may be short-term or long-term due to decisions made or actions taken. In this book, you will learn: * Tools and skills to overcome hindrances to critical thinking * Powerful techniques to practice your critical thinking skills * How to use critical thinking to tackle challenges, solving problems, and making the right decisions * How critical thinking applies in the professional world * Importance of creativity and how to unleash it * How to make mind maps to develop approaches * Strategies to improve your analytical and logical skills to achieve peak performance * Techniques used by successful people ... And much more! Once you have grasped the art of critical thinking and started applying it, you are likely to marvel at how much of your valuable resources you can save. You will also find that you can optimize systems in a way that reduces waste and inefficiencies. Once you know HOW to think, the rest is just plugging in the data. You pick the question, apply the principles of critical thinking, and,in a short time, you have an answer that makes your life better. You will finish reading this book feeling more analytical in every aspect of your life. You will learn to examine your mental processes, including your thoughts, feelings, and desires. When you become a critical thinker, you will be flabbergasted at how you can transform your aspirations into reality. You will understand that you can more readily control all parts of your life and better adapt to any issues or difficulties that life tosses at you. You'll love it when critical thinking starts to emerge in your everyday life. Are you ready? Start your journey of learning and developing critical and analytical thinking skills by clicking and buying now!
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Author: Daniel Kahneman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429969350
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
*Major New York Times Bestseller *More than 2.6 million copies sold *One of The New York Times Book Review's ten best books of the year *Selected by The Wall Street Journal as one of the best nonfiction books of the year *Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient *Daniel Kahneman's work with Amos Tversky is the subject of Michael Lewis's best-selling The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds In his mega bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions. Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives—and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Topping bestseller lists for almost ten years, Thinking, Fast and Slow is a contemporary classic, an essential book that has changed the lives of millions of readers.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429969350
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
*Major New York Times Bestseller *More than 2.6 million copies sold *One of The New York Times Book Review's ten best books of the year *Selected by The Wall Street Journal as one of the best nonfiction books of the year *Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient *Daniel Kahneman's work with Amos Tversky is the subject of Michael Lewis's best-selling The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds In his mega bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions. Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives—and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Topping bestseller lists for almost ten years, Thinking, Fast and Slow is a contemporary classic, an essential book that has changed the lives of millions of readers.
Anxiety in Relationships: How to Overcome Couple Conflicts and Improve Communication to avoid Social Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, Negative Thinking, Jealousy, Attachment, and Separation.
Author: Sebastian Clark
Publisher: Sebastian Clark
ISBN:
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Transform Your Relationships by Overcoming Anxiety and Improving Communication – A Guide to a Happier, Healthier Love Life Is anxiety holding you back from the fulfilling relationships you deserve? Anxiety in Relationships is your essential guide to overcoming the challenges that anxiety can create in your love life. Whether it's social anxiety, panic attacks, depression, or negative thinking, this book provides the tools you need to address these issues and build stronger, healthier relationships. With Anxiety in Relationships, you will: - Overcome Couple Conflicts: Learn step-by-step strategies to resolve conflicts and enhance communication, ensuring your relationship stays strong and resilient. - Improve Communication Skills: Develop effective communication techniques that will help you and your partner understand each other better and navigate difficult conversations with ease. - Manage Attachment and Jealousy: Address attachment issues and jealousy, turning these challenges into opportunities for growth and deeper connection. - Eliminate Negative Thinking: Break free from the cycle of negative thoughts that can harm your relationship, replacing them with positive, constructive thinking. - Navigate Difficult Conversations with Confidence: Gain the skills to handle tough discussions and set healthy boundaries, creating a foundation for a more secure and loving relationship. This book is more than just advice—it's a practical, actionable guide that takes you through every stage of a relationship, from the early days of dating to the complexities of marriage and beyond. By following the steps outlined in Anxiety in Relationships, you can overcome anxiety and enjoy a more fulfilling, joyful love life. If you enjoyed Attached by Amir Levine, The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman, or Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson, you’ll love Anxiety in Relationships. Start transforming your relationship today. Scroll up, grab your copy, and begin your journey to overcoming anxiety and building a stronger, happier relationship with Anxiety in Relationships!
Publisher: Sebastian Clark
ISBN:
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Transform Your Relationships by Overcoming Anxiety and Improving Communication – A Guide to a Happier, Healthier Love Life Is anxiety holding you back from the fulfilling relationships you deserve? Anxiety in Relationships is your essential guide to overcoming the challenges that anxiety can create in your love life. Whether it's social anxiety, panic attacks, depression, or negative thinking, this book provides the tools you need to address these issues and build stronger, healthier relationships. With Anxiety in Relationships, you will: - Overcome Couple Conflicts: Learn step-by-step strategies to resolve conflicts and enhance communication, ensuring your relationship stays strong and resilient. - Improve Communication Skills: Develop effective communication techniques that will help you and your partner understand each other better and navigate difficult conversations with ease. - Manage Attachment and Jealousy: Address attachment issues and jealousy, turning these challenges into opportunities for growth and deeper connection. - Eliminate Negative Thinking: Break free from the cycle of negative thoughts that can harm your relationship, replacing them with positive, constructive thinking. - Navigate Difficult Conversations with Confidence: Gain the skills to handle tough discussions and set healthy boundaries, creating a foundation for a more secure and loving relationship. This book is more than just advice—it's a practical, actionable guide that takes you through every stage of a relationship, from the early days of dating to the complexities of marriage and beyond. By following the steps outlined in Anxiety in Relationships, you can overcome anxiety and enjoy a more fulfilling, joyful love life. If you enjoyed Attached by Amir Levine, The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman, or Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson, you’ll love Anxiety in Relationships. Start transforming your relationship today. Scroll up, grab your copy, and begin your journey to overcoming anxiety and building a stronger, happier relationship with Anxiety in Relationships!
Models for Critical Thinking
Author: Rutherford Albert
Publisher: Vdz
ISBN: 9781951385125
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Stay alert and avoid being tricked. Apply logic and analysis to your everyday life. Detect hidden assumptions, spot inconsistencies, and recognize dishonesty. The quality of our lives is determined by the quality of our thinking. And the quality of our thinking is often determined by the quality questions we ask from ourselves.Critical thinking is the art of asking relevant, necessary, and meaningful questions to discover the objective truth behind words, events, and opinions in general. Today we have more access to information than ever before. Information influences our world view and decisions often without us noticing it. Following wrong idols can lead us to bad decisions which lead to unhappiness and a dissatisfying life. When what's "right, beautiful, successful, and cool" gets dictated around us we often forget to think for ourselves and make our own choices. Thus we make bad decisions based on the opinion of others - not even our own. Who should make your life choices for you? You've put your own thoughts, wishes, and opinions off for too long. It's time for that to change. Models for Critical Thinking provides you with unique insights into the nature of thinking and reasoning - why are we often so wrong, why we are so inclined to avoid the responsibility of thinking for ourselves, and how can we develop solid, objective patterns of thought. This book is a guide for the notoriously "trusting," "overwhelmed," and "gullible". It is a deep psychological dive into what makes us stop thinking for ourselves, and how to systematically combat those compulsions. It's a book that stands apart from others because of the plethora of real-life examples, studies, and solutions. If you wish to add to your critical thinking toolkit, you'll find the step-by-step answer in here. Models for Critical Thinking lays out: - The function of critical thinking and its main obstacles. - The varied elements of critical reasoning. - Important abilities and traits of critical thinkers. - The vocabulary of critical analysis, - The models essential to critical thinking. The most secure way of making good decisions is to have well-practiced and predictable strategies that you can use when you are faced with a problem that requires deeper analysis. This book will provide you with helpful exercises and tips to help you can find better solutions to your problems. - Learn the essential critical thinking skills when reading, writing, and speaking; - Be on your guard for hidden cognitive traps when shopping and interacting with advertisers. - Discover the tools and strategies can help you become a more disciplined thinker, developing your analytical, reasoning, and reflective thinking skills. Be ready to learn. Be ready to argue intellectually. - Learn to read between the lines and assess the validity of statements. - Identify and separate logical and illogical reasoning. - Learn how to construct a fair, well-reasoned argument with the help of formal and informal logic. As a physicist and computer scientist, I was always looking for logical, well-founded answers to questions. Yet, I needed to stay open to question my knowledge fairly often, revise my beliefs held, and unlearn some.
Publisher: Vdz
ISBN: 9781951385125
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Stay alert and avoid being tricked. Apply logic and analysis to your everyday life. Detect hidden assumptions, spot inconsistencies, and recognize dishonesty. The quality of our lives is determined by the quality of our thinking. And the quality of our thinking is often determined by the quality questions we ask from ourselves.Critical thinking is the art of asking relevant, necessary, and meaningful questions to discover the objective truth behind words, events, and opinions in general. Today we have more access to information than ever before. Information influences our world view and decisions often without us noticing it. Following wrong idols can lead us to bad decisions which lead to unhappiness and a dissatisfying life. When what's "right, beautiful, successful, and cool" gets dictated around us we often forget to think for ourselves and make our own choices. Thus we make bad decisions based on the opinion of others - not even our own. Who should make your life choices for you? You've put your own thoughts, wishes, and opinions off for too long. It's time for that to change. Models for Critical Thinking provides you with unique insights into the nature of thinking and reasoning - why are we often so wrong, why we are so inclined to avoid the responsibility of thinking for ourselves, and how can we develop solid, objective patterns of thought. This book is a guide for the notoriously "trusting," "overwhelmed," and "gullible". It is a deep psychological dive into what makes us stop thinking for ourselves, and how to systematically combat those compulsions. It's a book that stands apart from others because of the plethora of real-life examples, studies, and solutions. If you wish to add to your critical thinking toolkit, you'll find the step-by-step answer in here. Models for Critical Thinking lays out: - The function of critical thinking and its main obstacles. - The varied elements of critical reasoning. - Important abilities and traits of critical thinkers. - The vocabulary of critical analysis, - The models essential to critical thinking. The most secure way of making good decisions is to have well-practiced and predictable strategies that you can use when you are faced with a problem that requires deeper analysis. This book will provide you with helpful exercises and tips to help you can find better solutions to your problems. - Learn the essential critical thinking skills when reading, writing, and speaking; - Be on your guard for hidden cognitive traps when shopping and interacting with advertisers. - Discover the tools and strategies can help you become a more disciplined thinker, developing your analytical, reasoning, and reflective thinking skills. Be ready to learn. Be ready to argue intellectually. - Learn to read between the lines and assess the validity of statements. - Identify and separate logical and illogical reasoning. - Learn how to construct a fair, well-reasoned argument with the help of formal and informal logic. As a physicist and computer scientist, I was always looking for logical, well-founded answers to questions. Yet, I needed to stay open to question my knowledge fairly often, revise my beliefs held, and unlearn some.
Cognitive Biases in Visualizations
Author: Geoffrey Ellis
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319958313
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
This book brings together the latest research in this new and exciting area of visualization, looking at classifying and modelling cognitive biases, together with user studies which reveal their undesirable impact on human judgement, and demonstrating how visual analytic techniques can provide effective support for mitigating key biases. A comprehensive coverage of this very relevant topic is provided though this collection of extended papers from the successful DECISIVe workshop at IEEE VIS, together with an introduction to cognitive biases and an invited chapter from a leading expert in intelligence analysis. Cognitive Biases in Visualizations will be of interest to a wide audience from those studying cognitive biases to visualization designers and practitioners. It offers a choice of research frameworks, help with the design of user studies, and proposals for the effective measurement of biases. The impact of human visualization literacy, competence and human cognition on cognitive biases are also examined, as well as the notion of system-induced biases. The well referenced chapters provide an excellent starting point for gaining an awareness of the detrimental effect that some cognitive biases can have on users’ decision-making. Human behavior is complex and we are only just starting to unravel the processes involved and investigate ways in which the computer can assist, however the final section supports the prospect that visual analytics, in particular, can counter some of the more common cognitive errors, which have been proven to be so costly.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319958313
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
This book brings together the latest research in this new and exciting area of visualization, looking at classifying and modelling cognitive biases, together with user studies which reveal their undesirable impact on human judgement, and demonstrating how visual analytic techniques can provide effective support for mitigating key biases. A comprehensive coverage of this very relevant topic is provided though this collection of extended papers from the successful DECISIVe workshop at IEEE VIS, together with an introduction to cognitive biases and an invited chapter from a leading expert in intelligence analysis. Cognitive Biases in Visualizations will be of interest to a wide audience from those studying cognitive biases to visualization designers and practitioners. It offers a choice of research frameworks, help with the design of user studies, and proposals for the effective measurement of biases. The impact of human visualization literacy, competence and human cognition on cognitive biases are also examined, as well as the notion of system-induced biases. The well referenced chapters provide an excellent starting point for gaining an awareness of the detrimental effect that some cognitive biases can have on users’ decision-making. Human behavior is complex and we are only just starting to unravel the processes involved and investigate ways in which the computer can assist, however the final section supports the prospect that visual analytics, in particular, can counter some of the more common cognitive errors, which have been proven to be so costly.
50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know
Author: Adrian Furnham
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1623651921
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
How different are men and women's brains? Does altruism really exist? Are our minds blank slates at birth? And do dreams reveal our unconscious desires? If you have you ever grappled with these concepts, or tried your hand as an amateur psychologist, 50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know could be just the book for you. Not only providing the answers to these questions and many more, this series of engaging and accessible essays explores each of the central concepts, as well as the arguments of key thinkers. Author Adrian Furnham offers expert and concise introductions to emotional behavior, cognition, mentalconditions--from stress to schizophrenia--rationality and personality development, amongst many others. This is a fascinating introduction to psychology for anyone interested in understanding the human mind.
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1623651921
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
How different are men and women's brains? Does altruism really exist? Are our minds blank slates at birth? And do dreams reveal our unconscious desires? If you have you ever grappled with these concepts, or tried your hand as an amateur psychologist, 50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know could be just the book for you. Not only providing the answers to these questions and many more, this series of engaging and accessible essays explores each of the central concepts, as well as the arguments of key thinkers. Author Adrian Furnham offers expert and concise introductions to emotional behavior, cognition, mentalconditions--from stress to schizophrenia--rationality and personality development, amongst many others. This is a fascinating introduction to psychology for anyone interested in understanding the human mind.
The Art of Choosing
Author: Sheena Iyengar
Publisher: Twelve
ISBN: 0446558710
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Every day we make choices. Coke or Pepsi? Save or spend? Stay or go? Whether mundane or life-altering, these choices define us and shape our lives. Sheena Iyengar asks the difficult questions about how and why we choose: Is the desire for choice innate or bound by culture? Why do we sometimes choose against our best interests? How much control do we really have over what we choose? Sheena Iyengar's award-winning research reveals that the answers are surprising and profound. In our world of shifting political and cultural forces, technological revolution, and interconnected commerce, our decisions have far-reaching consequences. Use The Art of Choosing as your companion and guide for the many challenges ahead.
Publisher: Twelve
ISBN: 0446558710
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Every day we make choices. Coke or Pepsi? Save or spend? Stay or go? Whether mundane or life-altering, these choices define us and shape our lives. Sheena Iyengar asks the difficult questions about how and why we choose: Is the desire for choice innate or bound by culture? Why do we sometimes choose against our best interests? How much control do we really have over what we choose? Sheena Iyengar's award-winning research reveals that the answers are surprising and profound. In our world of shifting political and cultural forces, technological revolution, and interconnected commerce, our decisions have far-reaching consequences. Use The Art of Choosing as your companion and guide for the many challenges ahead.
The Paradox of Choice
Author: Barry Schwartz
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061748994
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions—both big and small—have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures. In the long run, this can lead to decision-making paralysis, anxiety, and perpetual stress. And, in a culture that tells us that there is no excuse for falling short of perfection when your options are limitless, too much choice can lead to clinical depression. In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains at what point choice—the hallmark of individual freedom and self-determination that we so cherish—becomes detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being. In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, Schwartz shows how the dramatic explosion in choice—from the mundane to the profound challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needs—has paradoxically become a problem instead of a solution. Schwartz also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us to seek that which makes us feel worse. By synthesizing current research in the social sciences, Schwartz makes the counter intuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. He offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the discipline to focus on those that are important and ignore the rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061748994
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions—both big and small—have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures. In the long run, this can lead to decision-making paralysis, anxiety, and perpetual stress. And, in a culture that tells us that there is no excuse for falling short of perfection when your options are limitless, too much choice can lead to clinical depression. In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains at what point choice—the hallmark of individual freedom and self-determination that we so cherish—becomes detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being. In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, Schwartz shows how the dramatic explosion in choice—from the mundane to the profound challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needs—has paradoxically become a problem instead of a solution. Schwartz also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us to seek that which makes us feel worse. By synthesizing current research in the social sciences, Schwartz makes the counter intuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. He offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the discipline to focus on those that are important and ignore the rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make.
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
Author: Richards J Heuer
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1839743050
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
In this seminal work, published by the C.I.A. itself, produced by Intelligence veteran Richards Heuer discusses three pivotal points. First, human minds are ill-equipped ("poorly wired") to cope effectively with both inherent and induced uncertainty. Second, increased knowledge of our inherent biases tends to be of little assistance to the analyst. And lastly, tools and techniques that apply higher levels of critical thinking can substantially improve analysis on complex problems.
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1839743050
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
In this seminal work, published by the C.I.A. itself, produced by Intelligence veteran Richards Heuer discusses three pivotal points. First, human minds are ill-equipped ("poorly wired") to cope effectively with both inherent and induced uncertainty. Second, increased knowledge of our inherent biases tends to be of little assistance to the analyst. And lastly, tools and techniques that apply higher levels of critical thinking can substantially improve analysis on complex problems.