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Ep 2: The Illusion of Free Choice
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Ep 2: The Illusion of Free Choice
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Summary
We enter the Magic Lab, where science and magic meets. We explore how the brain is prey to a whole range of cognitive defaults and errors which impair our ability to make choices which are in our best interests. Derren reveals the mistakes our brains make, but also identifies ways to avoid them – including the cunning Decoy Effect, which causes excessive popcorn consumption.
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- Pavlos
- 03-04-21
Wonderful
I loved the part that explained the methods for marketing, not because it was a bright idea but because I’m aware of these issues in the marketing that we’re mentioned.
Procrastinating issue covered as well in a sentence.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-03-21
somethings are open for serious debate, but overa
somethings are open for serious debate, but overall this is still a great audiobook. The things open for debate are what Brown says about goals...yes, but WHAT goals? To me, getting a girlfriend is a commonplace goal, and making a lot of money is a stupid one. But learning to play the piano isn't. So I did learn to play the piano ( I play 3 instruments), and I am proud of that. I wanted to learn the piano because I love music and I love the piano, regardless of all else. Brown says, if you don't reach the goal, you feel like a loser, and if you do reach them, then what? Well, as to the latter part, if it applies to WORTHWHILE goals, it certainly applies to all the other ones of far lower value, for wasting your time playing videogames is very different that mastering a musical instrument, writing a philosophy treatise, or being a magician. What I am saying is that "goals" can be too many things to understand what it means specifically. Schopenhauer explains all this perfectly in his Parerga (The Wisdom Of Life, and Counsels And Maxims). Another thing I frankly disagree about with Brown is that "it is better to interact with other people". And this is a big problem with even the best modern authors: they seem all to indicate that you are better off with people than alone. Personally I side with Schopenhauer and other thinkers, such as the samurais Musashi and Tsunetomo. What they all say is that you cannot depend on other people. No, more. As Schopenhauer wrote: "you are better off alone. It is not an ideal state, for when we are born we are surrounded by parents, brothers and sisters. But the older you get, the more you understand that it is the least of two evils. And if you must deal with people for reasons beyond your control, may God grants you the patience!". There is this frankly commonplace belief that being with other people is so much "better". The truth is that (again this was all explained by Schopenhauer), most people cannot bear to be alone: "like children, they pout and sobs as soon as you leave them on their own even for a short time". Most people just can't take it. And yeah, I have heard the "we are social animals" thing before. A million times. Just another commonplace, a platitude, that is actually removed from reality. Ironically, things like lockdowns and complete isolation do not affect me almost at all, but everywhere I turn I read and hear of people sobbing and whining about "getting through the lockdown" and "dealing with loneliness". And I am not saying that you should hate other people, oh no. In fact even Schopenhauer advises not to ever do this. But most people don't understand that stuff.
The problem with modern authors, even the best authors, like Brown (he sure is an interesting author and in this audiobook he will open up your mind to many truths), seem to me to just not have the "guts" to say: "be alone. And learn to do so if you have not before,". Who would not like to be around kind and warm people? I am the first to like that. But wishes and reality aren't the same. The old authors had no problem just throwing that truth in your face, without platitudes.
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