Ladies Home Journal Magazine – March 2012 Issue
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You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You’re Deluding Yourself
You believe you are a rational, logical being who sees the world as it really is, but journalist David McRaney is here to tell you that you’re as deluded as the rest of us. But that’s OK- delusions keep us sane. You Are Not So Smart is a celebration of self-delusion. It’s like a psychology class, with all the boring parts taken out, and with no homework. Based on the popular blog of the same name, You Are Not So Smart collects more than 46 of the lies we tell ourselves everyday, including: Dunbar’s Number – Humans evolved to live in bands of roughly 150 individuals, the brain cannot handle more than that number. If you have more than 150 Facebook friends, they are surely not all real friends. Hindsight bias – When we learn something new, we reassure ourselves that we knew it all along. Confirmation bias – Our brains resist new ideas, instead paying attention only to findings that reinforce our preconceived notions. Brand loyalty – We reach for the same brand not because we trust its quality but because we want to reassure ourselves that we made a smart choice the last time we bought it. Download ebook: You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You’re Deluding Yourself If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
Read the story »Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change
What if there were a magic pill that could make you happier, turn you into a better parent, solve a number of your teenager’s behavior problems, reduce racial prejudice, and close the achievement gap in education? Well, there is no such magic pill-but there is a new scientifically based approach called story editing that can accomplish all of this. It works by redirecting the stories we tell about ourselves and the world around us, with subtle prompts, in ways that lead to lasting change. In Redirect, world-renowned psychologist Timothy Wilson shows how story-editing works and how you can use it in your everyday life. The other surprising news is that many existing approaches-from the multi-billion dollar self-help industry to programs that discourage drug use and drinking-don’t work at all. In fact, some even have the opposite effect. Most programs are not adequately tested, many do not work, and some even do harm. For example, there are programs that have inadvertently made people unhappy, raised the crime rate, increased teen pregnancy, and even hastened people’s deaths-in part by failing to redirect people’s stories in healthy ways. In short, Wilson shows us what works, what doesn’t, and why. Fascinating, groundbreaking, and practical, Redirect demonstrates the remarkable power small changes can have on the ways we see ourselves and the world around us, and how we can use this in our everyday lives. In the words of David G. Myers, “With wit and wisdom, Wilson shows us how to spare ourselves worthless (or worse) interventions, think smarter, and live well.” Download ebook: Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
Read the story »Stadt der Verlierer: Roman
Daniel Depp und Regina Rawlinson, “Stadt der Verlierer: Roman” Gol dmann V erlag | 2011 | ISBN: 344247535X | 336 pages | epub | 0,3 MB
Read the story »Supercooperators: The Mathematics of Evolution, Altruism and Human Behaviour
Martin Nowak, “Supercooperators: The Mathematics of Evolution, Altruism and Human Behaviour” Cano ngate Boo ks | 2011 | ISBN: 1847673368 | 288 pages | epub | 0,4 MB
Read the story »The Blind Spot: Science and the Crisis of Uncertainty
William Byers, “The Blind Spot: Science and the Crisis of Uncertainty” P..eton Un-ty Pr-ss | 2011 | ISBN: 0691146845 | 224 pages | epub | 0,3 MB
Read the story »The Homeschooling Option: How to Decide When It’s Right for Your Family [Repost]
Lisa Rivero – The Homeschooling Option: How to Decide When It’s Right for Your Family Publisher: P?lgrave M?cmillan | 2008-01-22 | ISBN: 0230600700, 0230600689 | PDF | 240 pages | 5.25 MB
Read the story »The Silicon Jungle: A Novel of Deception, Power, and Internet Intrigue (repost)
Shumeet Baluja, “The Silicon Jungle: A Novel of Deception, Power, and Internet Intrigue” Pr..ceton U..ity Press | 2011 | ISBN: 069114754X | 350 pages | epub | 1,2 MB
Read the story »Towards Higher Categories (repost)
John C. Baez, J. Peter May, “Towards Higher Categories” Publisher: S?ringer | ISBN: 1441915230 | edition 2009 | PDF | 291 pages | 4.2 mb The purpose of this book is to give background for those who would like to delve into some higher category theory. It is not a primer on higher category theory itself. It begins with a paper by John Baez and Michael Shulman which explores informally, by analogy and direct connection, how cohomology and other tools of algebraic topology are seen through the eyes of n-category theory.
Read the story »True Spirituality (Repost)
Francis A. Schaeffer, “True Spirituality” Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers | ISBN: 0842373519 | edition 1972 | PDF | 192 pages | 1,4 mb
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