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Tag Archives: cognition

Overload

Posted on 02/05/2008 by edafe

“The brain is like a hybrid engine, constantly switching back and forth between reasoned calculation and rapid intuition. But what determines how we will handle a particular problem in life? How do we know what part of our cognitive repertoire will be in play today?”
www.newsweek.com

Posted in articles | Tagged brain, cognition, intent, reason, science, thought

Ego makes entrepreneurs?

Posted on 20/04/2005 by edafe

“While conventional wisdom assumes entrepreneurs have great risk tolerance compared to the rest of us, we consistently found that they aren’t really that different. In some cases, they’re even more risk averse.” Researcher Brian Wu finds overconfidence to be the vital ingredient.
www.businessweek.com

Posted in articles | Tagged business, cognition, economics, psychology, risk

 

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