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Your Brain Quietly Protects Your Ego While Pretending To Be Objective
People tend to claim success as character and explain failure as circumstance.
Reflections
Short writings, observations, and essays by Elam Duke.
Psychology
Your Brain Explains Other People’s Behavior Differently Than Your Own
People often explain others by character and themselves by circumstance.
Psychology
Your Brain Tries to Reduce Contradictions Between Beliefs and Actions
When beliefs and actions clash, people often change the story before they change the behavior.
Psychology
Your Brain Protects Existing Beliefs More Than It Searches for Truth
People naturally notice and remember evidence that supports what they already believe.
Psychology
The First Number You Hear Quietly Controls Your Judgment
The first number or idea you receive can quietly shape every judgment that follows.
Psychology
People Adapt Faster Than They Predict
Humans return toward an emotional baseline faster than they expect after many positive and negative changes.
Psychology
Your Brain Hates Unfinished Things
Unfinished tasks stay mentally alive because the brain keeps searching for closure.