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#1 Michael Mauboussin: When To Trust Your Gut

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Exploring new reading materials through bibliographies and author recommendations can enrich one's understanding and knowledge. Considering influential books, such as 'Creativity, Inc.' by Ed Catmull, reveals insights on creating diversity within organizations while maintaining a unified mission. Catmull's experiences emphasize the importance of recognizing when an organization diverges from its core objectives and implementing changes to realign focus. Additionally, the work of Michael Gazzaniga, particularly in 'Tales from Both Sides of the Brain,' offers profound understanding into the functions of the brain's left and right hemispheres, highlighting the 'interpreter' module responsible for constructing narratives and causal relationships in human thinking. This reflects our innate struggle with statistical concepts, emphasizing the need for deeper comprehension of how our minds work and process information.

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