Book Brew 19: Experiencing Self vs. Remembering Self
Kahneman talks about two selves in how we experience the world—the experiencing self (essentially the “being present” self) and the remembering self (essentially the “living in the past” self).
Book Brew 18: The Nature of Knowledge and Decision-Making
Damien and I just had a most interesting philosophical conversation about knowledge.
We talked about something random, and he said (jokingly), “Everybody knows that.”
It got me thinking: is there any universal knowledge that “everybody” actually knows?
After much thought...
Book Brew 12: Expanding Decision-Making Strategies and Perceptions
Enhancing Decision-Making with The 6 Thinking Hats
About a year ago, Damien found Edward de Bono’s work on The 6 Thinking Hats for decision-making strategy. We implemented our own process within the business and have found it very useful when making big decisions (even for...
Book Brew 11: Social Proof and the Illogic of Human Behavior
The Influence of Social Proof
The thread I seem to be following today concerns how we are influenced by social proof and how illogical we are as a species.
A friend mentioned that her annual local stream cleanup happened yesterday, and the woman who organized it stacked...
Book Brew 9: The Fourfold Pattern and Trendsetters
Understanding the Fourfold Pattern
The Fourfold Pattern in Thinking Fast and Slow really brought the last few chapters together nicely. It organizes the high probability (certainty effect) and low probability (possibility effect) with gains and losses.
Book Brew 89: Reclaiming Your Brain from the Thought Zombie Apocalypse
Do we even have our own thoughts anymore? Or do we spend too much time consuming and not enough time thinking? In a sense, becoming thought zombies.
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