Modern irrationality rooted in cognitive biases
Modern irrationality rooted in cognitive biases, writer says
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/517849/modern-irrationality-rooted-in-cognitive-biases-writer-says
Every human has cognitive biases, but when they collide with digital information overload, bad things can happen, according to Amanda Montell.
Is it better to live in ‘clock time’ or ‘event time’?
Is it better to live in ‘clock time’ or ‘event time’? | Psyche Ideas
https://psyche.co/ideas/is-it-better-to-live-in-clock-time-or-event-time
Do you stick to a set schedule, or have a looser relationship to the clock? It can affect more than how you plan your day
Why do people hear their names being called in the woods?
Why do people hear their names being called in the woods?
https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/why-do-people-hear-their-names-being-called-in-the-woods
Auditory pareidolia is a phenomenon in which people can hear familiar sounds from seemingly static background noise.
'Askers' vs. 'Guessers'
'Askers' vs. 'Guessers'
https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/05/askers-vs-guessers/340891/
I was the poster girl for OCD. Then I began to question everything I’d been told about mental illness
I was the poster girl for OCD. Then I began to question everything I’d been told about mental illness
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/13/i-was-the-poster-girl-for-ocd-then-i-began-to-question-everything-id-been-told-about-mental-illness
When I sought help for crippling invasive thoughts, I was told I had a disease like any other. But I wasn’t able to recover until I understood the fallacy at the heart of mental healthcare
The Dunning-Kruger effect is not real
The Dunning-Kruger Effect is Autocorrelation – Economics from the Top Down
https://economicsfromthetopdown.com/2022/04/08/the-dunning-kruger-effect-is-autocorrelation/
Do unskilled people actually underestimate their incompetence?
Social Psychologist Urges 'End the Phone-Based Childhood Now'
https://slashdot.org/story/24/03/16/2238228/social-psychologist-urges-end-the-phone-based-childhood-now
The language you speak changes your perception of time
The language you speak changes your perception of time
https://www.popsci.com/language-time-perception/
Different languages frame time differently. Read on.
The Mystery of Sudden Genius
The Mystery of Sudden Genius
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/202403/the-mystery-of-sudden-genius
The phenomenon of acquired savant syndrome reveals what happens when brain damage unleashes brilliance.
The psychology of impatience could make waiting more tolerable
The psychology of impatience could make waiting more tolerable | Psyche Ideas
https://psyche.co/ideas/the-psychology-of-impatience-could-make-waiting-more-tolerable
New studies on the experience of impatience suggest there’s more to it than simply how long you’ve been left hanging
