Learned Optimism Optimism is an incredibly powerful tool that can help you lead a better, more fulfilling life. It can help you overcome challenges and achieve your goals, no matter what life throws at you. But optimism is not something that comes naturally to everyone. In fact, for many people, it’s something they have to … Read more
What is this Bayesian thinking? In simple terms, we evaluate and make decisions based on the results of our past experiences or anecdotal data. If you want to buy a stock, you would check its past performance and then buy the stock, the same thinking we apply to most of our other decisions. For most … Read more
God and Temporal Lobes Why do we believe in God? though the below maybe not be a complete explanation, however, gives a very interesting insight. A very interesting case and explanation by Dr. V.R. Ramachandran. Watch parts 1,2 and 3 to get the idea. Part 1 https://youtu.be/qIiIsDIkDtg Part 2 https://youtu.be/5z4B5BYbjf8 part 3 https://youtu.be/Ry8wwV50ylQ?t=615 An interesting … Read more
What is Negative Bias We usually are more enthusiastic about negative outcomes than positive outcomes, this looks hardwired in our brains. Nobel prize winners Kahneman and Tversky found that we tend to place a higher weight on the negative aspects of an event than the positive outcomes. how to see positive outcomes? for a given … Read more