Research suggests when it comes to understanding our feelings, we humans have an odd mix of low ability and high confidence.
Leonard MlodinowSubliminal is about how we misinterpret our behavior because were unaware of what our unconscious minds are doing.
Leonard MlodinowWhen we are in the grasp of illusion - or, for that matter, whenever we have a new idea - instead of searching for ways to prove our ideas wrong, we usually attempt to prove them correct. Psychologists call this the confirmation bias, and it presents a major impediment of our ability to break free from the misinterpretation of randomness.
Leonard MlodinowOne thing that feeds into the way you experience the social world is your mood - and one thing that affects your mood is the weather.
Leonard MlodinowThat's why successful people in every field are almost universally members of a certain set - the set of people who don't give up.
Leonard MlodinowOur inner weighing of evidence is not a careful mathematical calculation resulting in a probabilistic estimate of truth, but more like a whirlpool blending of the objective and the personal. The result is a set of beliefs - both conscious and unconscious - that guide us in interpreting all the events of our lives.
Leonard Mlodinow