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How We Decide

Name: How We Decide
ISBN: 0618620117

The first book to use the unexpected discoveries of neuroscience to help us make the best decisions Since Plato, philosophers have described the decision-making process as either rational or emotional: we carefully deliberate, or we “blink” a

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Jonah Lehrer (1)

“How do we regulate our emotions? The answer is surprisingly simple: by thinking about them. The prefrontal cortex allows each of us to contemplate his or her own mind, a talent psychologists call metacognition. We know when we are angry; every emotional state comes with self-awareness attached, so t…”

— Jonah Lehrer, amazon.com

Tagged: The Art of Awareness, Psychology, Philosophy, How To Think