#742 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 17 Shocking Lessons About Human Psychology

Modern Wisdom

Key Takeaways  Cynicism is not a sign of intelligence, but a substitute for it and a way to shield oneself from betrayal and disappointment without having to actually thinkMore data does not make us more informed, but more confused People define uncertain outcomes as less tolerable than bad outcomesPunishing speech in the form of censorship is ultimately a request to be deceived  Many people would rather be hated than unknown Appearing to do good has become more important than actually doing good We are most likely to act when our judgment can be trusted leastYour surroundings greatly impact your beliefs; develop beliefs that are universal As people become more successful, they tend to neglect the habits that made them so interesting in the first place Most people do not navigate the world with a truth-and-false filter, but with an us-vs-them filter Humans turn events into stories because it helps brings order to chaos 

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Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer.

Gurwinder is one of my favourite Twitter follows. He’s written yet another megathread exploring human nature, cognitive biases, mental models, status games, crowd behaviour and social media. It's fantastic, and today we go through some of my favourites.

Expect to learn whether cynical people are actually smarter, why people tend to find uncertain outcomes so intolerable, why people would rather lie than say what they really think, whether people would rather be hated than unknown, why appearing to do good has become more important than actually doing good and much more...

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