The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell
Author:Amanda Montell [Montell, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Psychology, Self Help, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Sociology
ISBN: 9781668007976
Amazon: B0C7RPLD8P
Goodreads: 177058929
Publisher: Atria/One Signal Publishers
Published: 2024-04-09T07:00:00+00:00
I. With cosmic irony, research on superiority complexes has found that people with depression assess their talents more objectively than others, a symptom termed âdepressive realism.â A 2013 paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences noted that people with weak connectivity between their brainâs frontal lobe (responsible for our sense of self) and striatum (part of the reward system) overall thought more highly of themselves than those with stronger connections between the two areas. Dopamine neurotransmitters located in the striatum inhibit connectivity to the frontal lobe, like rocks in a dam, so the more dopamine you have, the less connectivity between the two regions, and the more blissfully flattering your self-perception will be. Conversely, depleted dopamine = more depression = more realistic self-evaluation. But the former is whatâs described as ânormal.â Worshiping at our own altars without question is considered the âmentally healthyâ state.
II. A famous 1981 study by Swedish decision scientist Ola Svenson found that a whole 93 percent of respondents fancy themselves better behind the wheel than most.
III. Three years earlier, a survey by the Harris Poll and Lego determined that three times as many British, Chinese, and American children wanted to be YouTubers as astronauts.
IV. Not to mention, Holmes didnât go to jail for making overconfident promises to everyday people, but rather for making overconfident promises to wealthy investors, many of whomâincluding right-wing media magnate Rupert Murdoch and the Walton family of Walmart fameâhave, in my view (and no pun intended), more blood on their hands.
V. Speaking of ego, in early 2023 a friend asked if Iâd ever prompted ChatGPT to write something âin the style of Amanda Montell.â I hadnât, but after the seed was planted, my navel-gazing curiosity got the best of me. I asked the chatbot to write a paragraph defining cognitive biases in my voice. (âYouâre so weird. Itâs a Saturday. Get off the internet and go outside,â Casey told me the moment he learned Iâd done this.) Reader, the exercise was bizarre. The botâs closing line went, âYour mind is a playground, my love, and biases are the cheeky little bullies on the monkey bars.â I was simultaneously amused and offended. Do I really sound like that???
VI. awareness of oneâs own thought processes
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