Now is shorter; soon comes swifter; and the past marches closer to the present. This is the theme of Stewart Brand’s manifesto “Clock of the Long Now: Time and Responsibility, the Ideas Behind the World’s Slowest Computer”. He brilliantly makes the case that the human perception of time has become excruciatingly limited and focused, and [...]
Topic: "Psychology"
Happiness, fear, empathy, and other emotional origins are analyzed. Concepts like decision-making, moral/ethical dilemma-solving, and understanding the flaws that distort future perceptions and estimations. This material also differentiates between information and knowledge, emphasizing comprehension and experience.
Happiness, fear, empathy, and other emotional origins are analyzed. Concepts like decision-making, moral/ethical dilemma-solving, and understanding the flaws that distort future perceptions and estimations. This material also differentiates between information and knowledge, emphasizing comprehension and experience.
Clock Of The Long Now: Time And Responsibility
by Stewart Brand
Now is shorter; soon comes swifter; and the past marches closer to the present.
Stumbling on Happiness
Daniel Gilbert
In this brilliant, witty, and accessible book, renowned Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert describes the foibles of imagination and illusions of foresight that cause each of us to misconceive our tomorrows and misestimate our satisfactions.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and [...]
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
by Richard Thaler and Prof. Cass Sunstein
Every day, we make decisions on topics ranging from personal investments to schools for our children to the meals we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. The reason […]
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