We are prone to
overestimate how much we understand about the world and to underestimate the
role of chance in events.
Anything that
occupies your working memory reduces your ability to think.
Much like the
electricity meter outside your house or apartment, the pupils offer an index of
the current rate at which mental energy is used.
Intelligence is not
only the ability to reason; it is also the ability to find relevant material in
memory and to deploy attention when needed.
Your actions and
your emotions can be primed by events of which you are not even aware.
When in a good mood,
people become more intuitive and more creative but also less vigilant and more
prone to logical errors.
