“You can't rage against the machine through rebellious consumption.” — David McRaney Computers Copy Share Image
“A lot of what you presume to be evidence of your intelligence is just part of a vast cultural inheritance.” — David McRaney Intelligence Copy Share Image
“The future is the result of actions, and actions are the result of behavior, and behavior is the result of prediction.” — David McRaney Future Copy Share Image
“The more pessimistic your explanatory style, the easier it is to slip into learned helplessness.” — David McRaney Helplessness Copy Share Image
“A long day of dealing with bullshit often leads to an evening of no-decision television ...” — David McRaney Bullshit Copy Share Image
“All brains are bards, all selves audiences to the tales of who they are.” — David McRaney Copy Share Image
“The real trouble begins when confirmation bias distorts your active pursuit of facts.” — David McRaney Bias Copy Share Image
“You are biased to overestimate the emotional impact of future events.” — David McRaney Biased Copy Share Image
“In the background, while you crochet and golf and browse cat videos, science is fighting against your stupidity. No other human enterprise… — David McRaney Cats Copy Share Image
“Social Loafing THE MISCONCEPTION: When you are joined by others in a task, you work harder and become more accomplished. THE TRUTH:… — David McRaney Hard work Copy Share Image
“To be less dumb is to see the danger in believing in forces that do not exist and trusting them when you… — David McRaney Trust yourself Copy Share Image
“[If you hear a] story about how eating sausage leads to anal cancer, you will be skeptical, because it has never happened… — David McRaney Cancer Copy Share Image
“We reach for the same brand not because we trust its quality but because we want to reassure ourselves that we made… — David McRaney Brand Copy Share Image
“If you see lots of shark attacks in the news, you think, 'Gosh, sharks are out of control.' What you should think… — David McRaney Fish Copy Share Image
“Do you vote? If not, is it because you think it doesn’t matter because things never change, or politicians are evil on… — David McRaney Politics Copy Share Image
“In science, you move closer to the truth by seeking evidence to the contrary. Perhaps the same method should inform your opinions… — David McRaney Science Copy Share Image
“Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter, both philosophers, wrote a book about this in 2004 called The Rebel Sell. It’s available in the… — David McRaney Books Copy Share Image
“You want to believe that those who work hard and sacrifice get ahead and those who are lazy and cheat do not.… — David McRaney True success Copy Share Image
“You are a confabulatory creature by nature. You are always explaining to yourself the motivations for your actions and the causes to… — David McRaney Identity Copy Share Image
“Having a dissenting opinion on movies, music, or clothes, or owning clever or obscure possessions, is the way middle-class people fight one… — David McRaney Counter culture Copy Share Image
“Even as the brain is dying, it refuses to stop generating a narrative, the scaffolding upon which it weaves cause and effect,… — David McRaney Cause and effect Copy Share Image
“If you are thinking about buying a particular make of new car, you suddenly see people driving that car all over the… — David McRaney Having a baby Copy Share Image
“Having a dissenting opinion on movies, music, or clothes, or owning clever or obscure possessions, is the way middle-class people fight one… — David McRaney Music Copy Share Image
“If you neglect your personal space and allow chaos and clutter to creep in, it will affect you, and perhaps encourage further… — David McRaney Improve your life Copy Share Image
“In 1965, a psychologist named Martin Seligman started shocking dogs. He was trying to expand on the research of Pavlov--the guy who… — David McRaney Animal Copy Share Image
“Every day you feel like you can't control the forces affecting your fate-your job,the government,your addiction,your depression,your money. So you stage micro-revolts.… — David McRaney Death Copy Share Image
“If someone you know gets sick from taking a flu shot, you will be less likely to get one even if it… — David McRaney Flu Shot Copy Share Image
“Don’t put people, or anything else, on pedestals, not even your children. Avoid global labels such as genius or weirdo. Realize those… — David McRaney Angry person Copy Share Image
“When you fear you will confirm a negative stereotype, it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy not because the stereotype is true, but… — David McRaney Men and women Copy Share Image
“Wiseman speculated that what we call luck is actually a pattern of behaviors that coincide with a style of understanding and interacting… — David McRaney Habits Copy Share Image
“In experiments at Baylor University where people were given Coke and Pepsi in unmarked cups and then hooked up to a brain… — David McRaney Research Copy Share Image
“You make plans and decisions assuming randomness and chaos are for chumps. The illusion of control is a peculiar thing because it… — David McRaney Bigger picture Copy Share Image
“If you look to the downtrodden and wonder why they can’t pull themselves out of poverty and get a nice job like… — David McRaney Poverty Copy Share Image
“Brand loyalty—that nebulous emotional connection people have with certain companies, which turns them into defenders and advocates for corporations who don’t give… — David McRaney Brand loyalty Copy Share Image
“Catharsis THE MISCONCEPTION: Venting your anger is an effective way to reduce stress and prevent lashing out at friends and family. THE… — David McRaney Anger Copy Share Image
“Women will buy products in an attempt to become the impossible goal. Men will buy products in an attempt to mate with… — David McRaney Attempt Copy Share Image
“THE MISCONCEPTION: Memories are played back like recordings. THE TRUTH: Memories are constructed anew each time from whatever information is currently available,… — David McRaney Memories Copy Share Image
“Capable psychonauts who think about thinking, about states of mind, about set and setting, can get things done not because they have… — David McRaney Empty promises Copy Share Image
“The psychologist Jonathan Haidt says many people who don’t consciously believe in karma still believe deep down in some version of it,… — David McRaney Affirmative action Copy Share Image
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