--- title: "1 Hunter Gatherer Quotes By Rolf Dobelli" description: "1 Hunter Gatherer quotes by Rolf Dobelli. Plus more from Rolf Dobelli and more Hunter Gatherer sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdc/rolf-dobelli-11723_modern-world_if-your-hunter-gatherer-buddies-suddenly_1198601.jpg" --- > [“If your hunter-gatherer buddies suddenly bolted, it made sense to follow suit—regardless of whether a saber-toothed tiger or a boar had startled them. If you failed to run away, and it turned out to be a tiger, the price of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/if-your-hunter-gatherer-buddies-suddenly-bolted-it-made-sense-to/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdc/rolf-dobelli-11723_modern-world_if-your-hunter-gatherer-buddies-suddenly_1198601.jpg) ## More by Rolf Dobelli > [News is to the mind what sugar is to the body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/news-is-to-the-mind-what-sugar-is-to-the-body/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) > [“A second, parallel explanation of why our mistakes are so persistent took shape in the late 1990s: Our brains are designed to reproduce rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/a-second-parallel-explanation-of-why-our-mistakes-are-so-persistent/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) > [“A mathematician is afraid of flying due to the small risk of a terrorist attack. So, on every flight he takes a bomb with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/a-mathematician-is-afraid-of-flying-due-to-the-small-risk-of-a/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) > [“Trust your internal observations too much and too long, and you might be in for a very rude awakening. Second, we believe that our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/trust-your-internal-observations-too-much-and-too-long-and-you-might/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) > [“the typical response to scarcity is a lapse in clear thinking. Assess products and services solely on the basis of their price and benefits.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/the-typical-response-to-scarcity-is-a-lapse-in-clear-thinking-assess/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) > [“The confirmation bias is alive and well in the business world. One example: An executive team decides on a new strategy. The team enthusiastically”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/the-confirmation-bias-is-alive-and-well-in-the-business-world-one/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) > [“An unrealized loss isn't as painful as realized one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/an-unrealized-loss-isn-t-as-painful-as-realized-one/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) > [If you spend fifteen minutes in a shopping mall, you will pass more people than our ancestors saw during their entire lifetimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/if-you-spend-fifteen-minutes-in-a-shopping-mall-you-will-pass-more/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) > [“In conclusion: Don’t cling to things. Consider your property something that the “universe” (whatever you believe this to be) has bestowed to you temporarily.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/in-conclusion-don-t-cling-to-things-consider-your-property-something/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) > [“The sunk cost fallacy is most dangerous when we have invested a lot of time, money, energy, or love in something. This investment becomes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/the-sunk-cost-fallacy-is-most-dangerous-when-we-have-invested-a-lot/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) > [“Our school system is largely geared toward the set-up: the emphasis on factual knowledge and certifications makes it seem like life is primarily about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/our-school-system-is-largely-geared-toward-the-set-up-the-emphasis-on/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) > [“Wir sollten darauf achten, einer Erfahrung nur so viel Weisheit zu entnehmen, wie in ihr steckt - mehr nicht.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/wir-sollten-darauf-achten-einer-erfahrung-nur-so-viel-weisheit-zu/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) > [It's okay to be envious - but only of the person you aspire to become.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/it-s-okay-to-be-envious-but-only-of-the-person-you-aspire-to-become/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) > [“After receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918, Max Planck went on tour across Germany. Wherever he was invited, he delivered the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/after-receiving-the-nobel-prize-in-physics-in-1918-max-planck-went-on/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) > [“The inept are gifted at overlooking the extent of their incompetence. They suffer from illusory superiority, which leads them to make even more thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/the-inept-are-gifted-at-overlooking-the-extent-of-their-incompetence/) [Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hunter-gatherer/rolf-dobelli/#itemlist", "name": "1 Hunter Gatherer Quotes By Rolf Dobelli", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If your hunter-gatherer buddies suddenly bolted, it made sense to follow suit—regardless of whether a saber-toothed tiger or a boar had startled them. If you failed to run away, and it turned out to be a tiger, the price of a first-degree error was death. On the other hand, if you had just fled from a boar, this lesser mistake would have cost you only a few calories. It paid to be wrong about the same things. Whoever was wired differently exited the gene pool after the first or second incidence. We are the descendants of those homines sapientes who tend to flee when the crowd does. But in the modern world, this intuitive behavior is disadvantageous. Today’s world rewards single-minded contemplation and independent action. 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