Humans' tendency for irrationality | Dan Ariely
Philosophy For Our Times
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Exploring Stress, Personality Traits, and Social Elements in Misbelief Formation
This chapter investigates how stress can lead individuals into the trap of the illusion of explanatory depth, emphasizing personality traits like creativity and reliance on intuition. An illustrative math problem highlights how some individuals fall into the misbelief funnel by trusting intuition over critical thinking.
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