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How We Decide
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How We Decide (2009) (edit title/settings)

by Jonah Lehrer (Author) (edit contributors)

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The first book to use the unexpected discoveries of neuroscience to help us make the best decisions. Since Plato, philosophers have described the decision-making process as either rational or emotional: we carefully deliberate, or we blink and go with our gut. But as scientists break open the... read more

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This books is an exciting book on neuro science of decision making , strongly recommended for those who want to improve their decision making skills or those who want to understand when to BLINK and when not to BLINK , when to THINK and when not to THINK but go with intuitions

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This books is an exciting book on neuro science of decision making , strongly recommended for those who want to improve their decision making skills or those who want to understand when to BLINK and when not to BLINK , when to THINK and when not to THINK but go with intuitions

There are no characters in this book as its not a novel , it has subjects from various experiments done in the field.

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  • “The ability to supervise itself, to exercise authority over its own decision-making process, is one of the most mysterious talents of the human brain”
  • “At its core, moral decision-making is about sympathy”
  • “We abhor violence because we know violence hurts”
  • “We treat others fairly because we know what it feels like to be treated unfairly”
  • “The reason planes are so safe, even though both the pilot and the autopilot are fallible, is that both systems are constantly working to correct each other”
  • “honestly assess our flaws and talents, our strengths and shortcomings”
  • “But the brain doesn't exist in a vacuum; all decisions are made in the context of the real world”
  • “Even when a person tries to be reasonable and restrained, these emotional impulses secretly influence judgment”
  • “We can look inside the brain and see how humans think: the black box has been broken open”
  • “Whenever someone makes a decision, the brain is awash in feeling, driven by its inexplicable passions”
  • “Tell me what you know, then tell me what you don't know. Only then can you tell me what you think.”
    Colin Powell
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I was flying a Boeing 737 into Tokyo Narita intermational airport when the left engine caught on fire.

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  1. Jonah Lehrer (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 9, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-618-62011-1
Page Count: 265

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