The use of existing knowledge to prevent new and perhaps contradictory knowledge to come in. The mind will try to protect its existing beliefs. Knowledge Shields can lead to wrong conclusions and can make us discount evidence.
Published on Oct 16, 2022
Cognitive Bias is a known error in the thinking process. These are generally caused by brain using shortcuts to process large amount of inputs.
Published on Oct 15, 2022
When someone judges/gives opinion on matters outside their area of expertise. Eg. A football star talking about a political situation.
Published on Oct 15, 2022
Time blocking is a time management method that divides a day into multiple time blocks. Each block is for a specific task, with the intention to stay focused on that task exclusively. To use this well, create your task list in advance - ideally at the start of the day.
Published on Oct 03, 2022
This is a concept in Stoicism. In its simplest form...
Published on Oct 02, 2022
This refers to how we believe where the power in our life lies.
Published on Oct 02, 2022
Also called a clockwork universe. We will be in a deterministic universe if everything is predictable. If all actions are the direct result of earlier actions and laws governing interactions between system.
Published on Oct 02, 2022
Stoicism is a Greek philosophy that aims to teach how to be content no matter what the external circumstances are.
Published on Sep 28, 2022
Learning is adding things to your long term memory.
Published on Sep 28, 2022