๐”– Bobbio Scriptorium
โœฆ   LIBER   โœฆ

Loserthink: how untrained brains are ruining the World

โœ Scribed by Scott Adams

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group;Portfolio/Penguin
Year
2019
Tongue
en-US
Weight
626 KB
Category
Fiction
ISBN
0593086333

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

โœฆ Synopsis

What is loserthink?
If you've been on social media lately, or turned on your TV, you may have noticed there are a lot of dumb ideas floating around out there.
"We know when history will repeat and when it won't."
"We can tell the difference between evidence and coincidences."
"The simplest explanation is usually true."
"Stay in your channel."
Wrong, wrong, dangerous, and wrong!
These false beliefs are the result of what Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic and a lifelong student of group psychology, calls loserthink. Loserthink is the epidemic of sneaky mental habits trapping its victims in their own bubbles of reality. Even the smartest and most educated among us can slip into its seductive grasp. If we're not careful, loserthink would have us believe that every Trump supporter is a bigoted racist, addicts should be responsible for fixing the opioid epidemic, any form of gun control is a slippery slope to full...

๐Ÿ“œ SIMILAR VOLUMES

cover
Loserthink: how untrained brains are ruining the World
โœ Adams, Scott ๐Ÿ“‚ Fiction ๐Ÿ“… 2019 ๐Ÿ› Penguin Publishing Group; Portfolio/Penguin ๐ŸŒ English โš– 405 KB

****What is loserthink?**** If you've been on social media lately, or turned on your TV, you may have noticed there are a lot of dumb ideas floating around out there. "We know when history will repeat and when it won't." "We can tell the difference between evidence and coincidences." "The si

cover
Innate: how the wiring of our brains shapes who we are
โœ Mitchell, Kevin J. ๐Ÿ“‚ Fiction ๐Ÿ“… 2018 ๐Ÿ› Princeton University Press ๐ŸŒ English โš– 1 MB

"What makes you the way you are--and what makes each of us different from everyone else? In Innate, leading neuroscientist and popular science blogger Kevin Mitchell traces human diversity and individual differences to their deepest level: in the wiring of our brains. Deftly guiding us through impor

cover
Pedal it!: how bicycles are changing the world
โœ Michelle Mulder ๐Ÿ“‚ Fiction ๐Ÿ“… 2015;2014 ๐Ÿ› Orca Book Publishers;Cnib ๐ŸŒ en-US โš– 2 MB ๐Ÿ‘ 1 views

_Pedal It!_ celebrates the humble bicycle--from the very first boneshakers to the sleek racing bikes of today, from handlebars to spokes to gear sprockets--and shows you why and how bikes can make the world a better place. Not only can bikes be used to power computers and generators, they can also r

The Map in Your Head: How Does the Brain
The Map in Your Head: How Does the Brain Represent the Outside World?
โœ J. Leo van Hemmen ๐Ÿ“‚ Article ๐Ÿ“… 2002 ๐Ÿ› John Wiley and Sons ๐ŸŒ English โš– 238 KB

In neurophysics, a "map" is a neuronal representation of the outside world. It originates from spatiotemporal activity of a sensory organ. For example, touch provides a one-to-one representation of our skin in the cortex, a somatosensory map. In a similar way, visual and auditory maps are representa

cover
Runner's World The runner's brain: how to think smarter to run better
โœ Jeff Brown ๐Ÿ“‚ Fiction ๐Ÿ“… 2015 ๐Ÿ› Rodale ๐ŸŒ English โš– 181 KB

As a runner, your biggest asset (or sometimes your greatest enemy) is your brain. What you think and feel on and off the road also has a huge influence over how you perform once you lace up. *Runner's World The Runner's Brain* shows you how to unlock and capture the miraculous potential of the body