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Books That Will Change How You Think About Thinking—Part II

The best books are those which hit you in the head with bricks, and reconfigure your entire understanding of reality, people, life, and even yourself. These books would break a lot of myths, clarify a couple of misconceptions, and most likely would force you to look at things differently.

Books That Will Change How You Think About Thinking—Part I

The best books are those which hit you in the head with bricks, and reconfigure your entire understanding of reality, people, life, and even yourself. These books would break a lot of myths, clarify a couple of misconceptions, and most likely would force you to look at things differently.

Imposter Syndrome: What Made Maya Angelou Feel Like a Fraud

Do you feel like a ‘fraud’? Do you feel that you would be exposed soon? Do you feel that you simply inherited your qualities and accomplishments, and got everything easy by just being lucky —that you might not really deserve the success you enjoy right now?

The Narrative Fallacy: The Story of Your Life is Most Likely a Sham

Last night, I was reading the memoir of a best selling author. Here’s an excerpt: “When I was growing up I had the great privilege of being home schooled. For me that meant personalised attention, learning at my own pace, more discipline, and ultimately being able to graduate a few years early.” “On

Halo Effect: You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression

If you are lazy yet smart, try projecting your smartness before your laziness comes to light.

Hindsight Bias: The Psychology Behind, “I knew it all along.”

Neha is a business development manager who is trying out a new business idea. She has been told by her superiors that it’s very tricky and most likely it won’t be successful. But she feels it in her gut that her idea would work. With her good argumentation skills she happens to persuade her bosses t

The Dunning-Kruger Bias: The Stupid Are Cocksure, While The Intelligent Are Full of Doubt

Sarah is an amateur singer. She sings in house parties, and friendly gatherings. She sings pretty well, and actually enjoys it too. She plans to make a career out of it. She participated in a local signing competition recently, but wasn’t able win. Her friends suggested to go to a singing class and

Outcome Bias: This is What You Miss When You Judge Decisions by Their Outcomes

When Niki walked into her boss's office, she had the letters spread out across her desk. Niki's boss was waiting for her. “You'll never be successful if you behave like this,” her boss said. “It's only a 8 rupee stamp (~$0.10), but this inattention to detail on a larger scale is going to sink you.”