There is a large, hidden side to our brains. Understanding how it works and what it does is key to improving our thinking and deciding. We have this amazing ability to think without thinking. Not literally think without thinking, but thinking without thinking that we’re thinking. Let’s try that again. We are often thinking, but because we […]
Self-awareness – knowing what you believe and why
In my self-awareness posts I write about our brains as seen through the lenses of evolutionary and social psychology, neuroscience, and beyond. Only by understanding ourselves can we improve ourselves. Worldviews are a useful tool here for mapping out our beliefs, and then critiquing them and improving them.
Some specific topics covered are: evolutionary & social psychology, neuroscience, biases, heuristics, clarity, values, history, culture, worldviews, beliefs
