The Real Blind Influence

This book review was contributed by Lena Phoenix:

The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives is a book about randomness, a topic that most people, unless they happen to be mathematicians or have a strange fascination with statistics, probably don’t think too much about. As a species, in fact, we generally prefer not to dwell [...]

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This book review was contributed by Lena Phoenix:

I was not at all in the mood for another non-fiction book about human behavior when my husband asked if I wanted to read Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior before he returned it to the library. I half-heartedly decided to scan a few pages before saying [...]

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I love this Bob Newhart skit.  As a person who’s been through therapy and has a masters degree in psychology I wish someone would have used this amazing psychological breakthrough with me decades ago.  No matter what you’re not happy with in you’re life this transformational technology will change your life forever!  Guaranteed!

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Yesterday Alan Greenspan told congress `That is precisely the reason I was shocked because I’d been going for 40 years or more with very considerable evidence that it was working exceptionally well.” This is a great example of how we are blindly influenced by the way our brains make meaning in the world.   What [...]

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This book review was contributed by Lena Phoenix:

Kluge is a slang term for “a clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem.” In this new book, Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind, psychologist Gary Marcus argues that the human mind itself is a kluge, and then goes on to discuss how this explains why [...]

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With the non-stop news about how unstable the world is, this is a great time to look at how security is marketed to the public.
Security doesn’t exist.  I hate to be the one to break it to you, but it simply is a made up concept.  If you don’t believe me talk to people who [...]

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If you have not seen this video, please take the time to watch it.  This will explain how we have gotten to this point.  Have you ever thought why there is more debt in this world than there is money to repay it? This video will explain it all and more…
Paul Grignon’s 47-minute animated presentation [...]

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The topics of the day covered by the mainstream media are usually about 5 steps behind what’s really going on.  For instance, focusing on who will be the president or will be your next Senator distracts you from the fact that these “representatives” represent heavily monied interests, not you for the most part.
Simply review the [...]

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Have you watched your local nightly news lately?  Probably not if you’re like most Americans under the age of 61, but you’ll still get my point.  I’m guessing you’ve watched more financial news in the last month than usual in reaction to fear around money, stocks and the economy in general.
I accidentally saw the first [...]

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Naomi Klein explains how the Shock Doctrine is being played out in the current economic crisis.  Disaster capitalism has come home to America.  Don’t buy into the fear, this too shall pass.  It’s a good time to remember to follow common sense and fight the impulse to react emotionally.
When you consume news remember that it [...]

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