Chapter 2 – We All Search for Meaning
Summary
This chapter explained how things can be hard to remember if they don’t have a clear meaning behind them. When we remember, we are trying to recall meaning of information instead of factual information. This comes into play when recalling a person’s face by associating an emotional trait with the face.
Summary
This chapter explained how things can be hard to remember if they don’t have a clear meaning behind them. When we remember, we are trying to recall meaning of information instead of factual information. This comes into play when recalling a person’s face by associating an emotional trait with the face.
Discussion
I, like many people, have a lot of trouble remembering someone’s name, but remembering a face is quite easy. I usually have to associate some feeling with the person or some event to remember the name past the initial meeting. This chapter did a great job of explaining this kind of thing.
I, like many people, have a lot of trouble remembering someone’s name, but remembering a face is quite easy. I usually have to associate some feeling with the person or some event to remember the name past the initial meeting. This chapter did a great job of explaining this kind of thing.
Chapter 3 – We Connect the Dots
Summary
This chapter explained how humans make inferences and snap judgments on many thing in our lives. One example was judging a politician within seconds solely based on the look of their face. Another example was the increased level of pleasure people got from drinking wine out of a nicer looking bottle than a cheaper looking one.
Summary
This chapter explained how humans make inferences and snap judgments on many thing in our lives. One example was judging a politician within seconds solely based on the look of their face. Another example was the increased level of pleasure people got from drinking wine out of a nicer looking bottle than a cheaper looking one.
Discussion
It would seem we largely operate off of our snap judgments that are almost always incorrect from the start. Some of this is instinct, but getting less pleasure out of cheaper wine is way more psychological than anything. Both nicer and cheaper wine would yield the same feeling from the alcohol. It’s just the preconceptions that are getting in the way here of the reality of the situation.
It would seem we largely operate off of our snap judgments that are almost always incorrect from the start. Some of this is instinct, but getting less pleasure out of cheaper wine is way more psychological than anything. Both nicer and cheaper wine would yield the same feeling from the alcohol. It’s just the preconceptions that are getting in the way here of the reality of the situation.
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