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Lessons from the book πŸ“š Thinking fast and slow 🐌

Your thoughts determine how you view life, and that's why you need to learn how to control them Your brain is always looking for the most natural way out, and that could be the death of your ethical judgment making. It usually ends up substituting effort for creativity, thanks to your thoughts. We are prone to overestimate how much we understand about the world and to underestimate the role of chance in events. There are several factors — illusion, availability, and experience — that influence your decisions. These factors lead you to make biased conclusions. Thinking is not as easy as it seems; it is an art that must be mastered. The mastery of thoughts comes with understanding what constitutes your intuition and assumptions. Experiments and facts shape the way you think, and this is why you should know when to switch between intuition and empirical facts. Daniel Kahneman is a master of his trade. His knowledge of behavioral economics, cognitive thinking, and psychology put him up...

Lessons from the Book πŸ“– Battlefield of the mind

Overview War! The word immediately brings vivid images to mind. Maybe you thought of what happened in 1914-1918, when many of the world’s countries fought each other. Or when they did it all over again in 1939-1945. But Joyce Meyer asserts that there is another kind of war, one that goes on inside us. In Battlefield of the Mind (1995), Meyer explains what the war on Satan is all about. She offers a guide to help readers defeat Satan and get him out of their minds. By winning that internal war, people can be reborn as completely free and happy individuals. Insights from Chapter 1 #1 Your fight for a healthier mind is a fight against Satan. #2 Satan takes control of your thoughts in a slow and unnoticeable manner. #3 Satan builds strongholds in your mind and controls your thoughts from within them. #4 The war against Satan is a spiritual one and its battlefield is the mind. #5 Controlling your thoughts allows you to control your actions. #6 Satan creeps into your mind from as early as ch...