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Seeing what we want to see Even if we pride ourselves on being independently minded we can still fall prey to cognitive biases. Part of this is due to overconfidence in our own decision-making skills. This isn’t just the result of the phenomenon known as the Dunning-Kruger effect – in which we tend to overestimate our competence in areas in which we are incompetent. Highly intelligent people are also susceptible to believing highly irrational ideas, as demonstrated by the list of Nobel prize-winning scientists who have embraced scientifically questionable beliefs. Part of it also has t...

Apr 26, 2021 The most extraordinary prospect in the most peculiar draft in NFL history starred in college, but for an FCS power. He won all 17 starts and then lost essentially an entire season—he has played only one game in the past 15 months. He’s mature enough to lead virtual Bible studies but not yet old enough to buy a drink, prefers audiobooks to TikTok and made up for the lack of a traditional scouting combine by scripting not one but two pro days. He’s Trey Lance, the North Dakota State quarterback likely to be drafted in the first round, as high as third, on Thursday. He’s con...

Deff-initely Milwaukee: A new chapter with Helium Books co-founders Deff-initely Milwaukee: A new chapter with Helium Books co-founders Did you know that if you read just 10-15 minutes a day, you can read 10-15 books a year?! MILWAUKEE - Did you know that if you read just 10-15 minutes a day, you can read 10-15 books a year?! A pair of Milwaukee men are making sure access to those books is easier than ever. In this episode of Deff-initely Milwaukee, Carl Deffenbaugh sits down with the co-founders of Helium Books, Ian Buchanan and Jacob Carlson. They launched the book delivery system back in 2...

Synopsis Srikanth Bureddy is a fast and regular reader who usually reads for about an hour in the morning as soon as he wakes up. Agencies Reading reduces the traffic in Bureddy's mind and helps him channel his thoughts in a more structured and focused manner. "During this time, I completed reading Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell, and it has become my favourite book ever since. I also read The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, The World Is Flat, The Black Swan - The Impact of the Highly Improbable and Talking to Stranger - What We Sh...

MONEYWEB app instead? What role do snap judgements make when interaction and assessment take place in a Zoom meeting? 20 January 2021 12:38 Image: Shutterstock At Rosebank Wealth Group we are fortunate in that most of our new clients are referred via word of mouth. Most of our appointments are in Johannesburg, but we travel to accommodate clients in Cape Town, George, Durban and occasionally other towns. When new clients come to our Johannesburg office, they are greeted in the reception area before being ushered into the adjacent boardroom. They are offered refreshments. A certain section...