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In today’s world, we’re drowning in choices. From picking a breakfast cereal to deciding on a career path, modern life presents an overwhelming number of decisions. We tend to believe that more options equal more happiness, but psychologist Barry Schwartz argues otherwise in his book The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less. His research […]
Bill Gates has had a busier life than most of us could ever imagine. So busy, in fact, that he’s writing not one, not two, but three memoirs just to get it all down on paper. Source Code is the first installment, covering his early years—his school days, his first geeky encounters with computers, his
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Why do some ideas take over the world while others barely make it past the group chat? Think viral food trends, groovy songs, or even big movements like sustainability or minimalism. Malcolm Gladwell in his latest book explains how trends spread like diseases and if you want to go viral its all about identifying tipping
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Let us say you’re holding a stopwatch. Try to stop it when you think exactly 10 seconds have passed. Do it a few times. Did you hit exactly 10 seconds every time? Most likely, no. Sometimes you’re a little early, and sometimes a bit late. These little inconsistencies are random errors. This randomness is called
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Yuval Noah Harari, the guy behind Sapiens and Homo Deus, is back with another book, Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI. Now, I know “information networks” might sound a bit techy, but don’t worry. Harari breaks it all down—from how our ancestors shared info back in the day
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The Cosmic Hiss : Remnants of origin of universe In 1965, two radio astronomers, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, were using a large communication antenna in New Jersey to conduct experiments. They aimed to find a quiet spot in the radio spectrum, but kept encountering a persistent hiss of static noise, no matter where they
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Mental models can be useful tools for navigating the complex world of reality. There are advantages and disadvantages to each model. With their proper application, they can help us become more intelligent, expand our horizons, learn more about the world, and improve our decision-making abilities. An oversimplified picture of a more complex world is a
Thinking, Fast and Slow (2011) summarizes the decades of research that led to Kahneman’s Nobel Prize, highlighting his contributions to psychology and behavioral economics. His research has improved our understanding of decision-making, common judgment errors, and self-improvement through understanding and addressing these issues. Imagine a story between two characters ‘Impulsive, instinctive, intuitive System 1’ and
Discover the vision for India’s future in this summary of India 2020 by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. The ‘Missile Man’ of India lays out a roadmap to transform India into a developed nation by 2020 through innovation, education, and sustainable growth. Let us read his vision in simple and easy to understand summary. Can India
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Introduction The story takes place in the 1930s, during a time of racism in America, where white people exploited black people. Atticus Finch is a lawyer with two children: daughter Scout Finch and son Jem. The author of this book is Scott Finch. The story begins in Alabama, in the South of the United States.
