The Dunning-Kruger Effect The most ignorant are not those who know nothing, but those who know just a little. A slight knowledge can grant the illusion of competence. This kills curiosity and closes the mind. A test for "Mount Stupid": "What condition must be true?"
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31st March 2024 “People who make a difference do not die alone. Something dies in everyone who was affected by them.” — Daniel Kahneman
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30th March 2024 The best decisions have little to no immediate payoff. The best choices compound. Most of the benefits come at the end, not the beginning. The more patient you are, the bigger the payoff.
‘निवडणुकांचे लोकशाहीकरण’ – एक परिसंवाद
भारताच्या राजकारणात आणि विशेषतः महाराष्ट्राच्या राजकारणात सध्या अभूतपूर्व अशी उलथापालथ चालली आहे. तुम्ही संघोटे असाल तर तुम्हाला तसं वाटणार नाही. पण मी सुज्ञ आणि विचारी लोकांबद्दल बोलतोय. राजकारण गढूळ झालंय आणि त्यात २-३ ठळक मुद्दे आहेत. पहिला: भारताचे संविधान, घटना, भारताचे निधर्मी प्रजासत्ताक हे अस्तित्व धोक्यात आहे. दुसरा सध्याच्या संघी हुकूमशाहाकडून सर्वोच्च न्यायालय आणि एकूणच न्याय... Continue Reading →
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29th March 2024 “So long as there are still books on the shelves, you are never trapped. Every book is a potential escape.” — Matt Haig
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28th March 2024 The best way to know people is to find out what they lie about. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
RIP Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman, who changed psychology and economics forever, dies at 90. He is best known for his behavioural economics theory (cognitive biases and heuristics) for which he won Nobel Prize. His book Thinking Fast and Slow which became a huge success is one of the top few books which very few have read completely. Here... Continue Reading →
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27th March 2024 Take a vacation, you will have unexpected gains.
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26th March 2024 Change is one thing, progress is another. "Change" is scientific, "progress" is ethical; change is indubitable, whereas progress is a matter of controversy. — Bertrand Russell
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25th March 2024 This too shall pass...
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