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Era del sobrepensamiento mágico, La

Era del sobrepensamiento mágico, La in Bloomington, MN
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De Amanda Montell, autora de Cultos: El lenguaje del fanatismo, llega una obra que combina crítica cultural con narrativa personal y explora nuestros sesgos cognitivos y el poder, las desventajas y los aspectos más destacados del pensamiento mágico. Montell dirige su atención al funcionamiento interno y a los sesgos de la mente humana. El «pensamiento mágico» se define como la creencia de que los pensamientos internos de una persona pueden afectar ciertos eventos no relacionados en el mundo externo. Piensa en la certeza de que alguien puede manifestar su salida de la pobreza, prevenir el cáncer con energía positiva, impedir el apocalipsis aprendiendo a enlatar sus propios melocotones o transformar una relación enfermiza en un vínculo glorioso solo con lealtad. En todas sus formas, este pensamiento trabaja con el fin de restaurar la voluntad en medio del caos, pero Montell sostiene que en la era de la información moderna, los mecanismos de afrontamiento de nuestro cerebro se han sobrecargado, y nuestra irracionalidad ha aumentado a niveles desorbitados. La autora ahonda en una variedad de sesgos cognitivos que proliferan en nuestros cerebros, desde cómo el «efecto halo» cultiva la adoración (y el odio) hacia las celebridades con una trayectoria impresionante, hasta cómo la «falacia del costo hundido» puede mantenernos en relaciones nocivas mucho después de que nos hayamos dado cuenta de que no nos están sirviendo. Esclarece estos conceptos y ofrece un mensaje de esperanza, empatía y compasión por nuestros cuerpos atormentados por la ansiedad. Si has perdido la fe en nuestra capacidad de razonar, Montell pretende darle sentido a lo que no lo tiene, ayudar a silenciar la cacofonía durante un tiempo, e incluso escuchar una melodía en ella.
From Amanda Montell comes a work that combines cultural criticism with personal narrative, exploring our cognitive biases and the power, drawbacks, and highlights of magical thinking. Montell directs her attention to the inner workings and biases of the human mind. "Magical thinking" is defined as the belief that a person's internal thoughts can affect certain unrelated events in the external world. She thinks about the certainty that someone can manifest their way out of poverty, prevent cancer with positive energy, prevent the apocalypse by learning to can their own peaches, or transform an unhealthy relationship into a glorious bond with loyalty alone. In all its forms, this thinking works to restore will in the midst of chaos, but Montell argues that in the modern information age, our brain's coping mechanisms have become overloaded, and our irrationality has increased to levels . exorbitant The author delves into a variety of cognitive biases that proliferate in our brains, from how the "halo effect" cultivates adoration (and hatred) of celebrities with impressive track records, to how the "sunk cost fallacy" can keep us in trouble. unhealthy relationships long after we have realized that they are not serving us. She illuminates these concepts and offers a message of hope, empathy, and compassion for our anxiety-ridden bodies. If you've lost faith in our ability to reason, Montell aims to make sense of the meaningless, help silence the cacophony for a time, and even hear a melody in it.
From Amanda Montell comes a work that combines cultural criticism with personal narrative, exploring our cognitive biases and the power, drawbacks, and highlights of magical thinking. Montell directs her attention to the inner workings and biases of the human mind. "Magical thinking" is defined as the belief that a person's internal thoughts can affect certain unrelated events in the external world. She thinks about the certainty that someone can manifest their way out of poverty, prevent cancer with positive energy, prevent the apocalypse by learning to can their own peaches, or transform an unhealthy relationship into a glorious bond with loyalty alone. In all its forms, this thinking works to restore will in the midst of chaos, but Montell argues that in the modern information age, our brain's coping mechanisms have become overloaded, and our irrationality has increased to levels . exorbitant The author delves into a variety of cognitive biases that proliferate in our brains, from how the "halo effect" cultivates adoration (and hatred) of celebrities with impressive track records, to how the "sunk cost fallacy" can keep us in trouble. unhealthy relationships long after we have realized that they are not serving us. She illuminates these concepts and offers a message of hope, empathy, and compassion for our anxiety-ridden bodies. If you've lost faith in our ability to reason, Montell aims to make sense of the meaningless, help silence the cacophony for a time, and even hear a melody in it.