Certainty is often the feeling of an explanation arriving before the evidence has been checked.
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You Are Not So Smart
7 memorable lines from You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney, each with the idea behind it.
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The mind protects identity by inventing reasons that feel older than the decision.
Memory is reconstructed each time it is used, which makes confidence a poor accuracy test.
Bias is not a defect in other people; it is the default operating environment for everyone.
Social proof can make a belief feel verified when it is only locally popular.
Better thinking starts by asking what would change your mind.
Humility is a cognitive tool because it keeps the investigation open.
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