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Cognitive Illusions, common patterns of »irrational thinking« should be overcome: There are books that tell you about these errors and how to avoid them and you can also get an infographic with a list of these, warning you in bright colors. However, it seems that some research on biases may …

TL;DR: The comfort zone is a bullshit concept

When you search for »comfort zone« on google images you’ll get all sorts motivational graphics. There are many circle (»Veen«) diagrams showing that this »comfort zone«-circle does not intersect with some other circle with vague, but nice terms in …

You know the »list of figures« in academic works. But do you know the »list of texts«? ¹ This seems silly, since in almost any (academic) work you have a one text which tells the main content. It may be occasionally supported by images, diagrams or tables if such information …

(see, you do!)

The brain. It seems to be everywhere. People do stuff because their brains told them so and some designs and even this blogpost will rewire your brain. While psychology carries the stigma of the ingraspability of our thoughts and the transience of our actions, the brain is …