The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking
Read by
Matthew Hutson,
Don Hagen
Release:
04/12/2012
Release:
04/12/2012
Release:
04/12/2012
Runtime:
9h 33m
Runtime:
9h 33m
Runtime:
9h 33m
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In this witty and perceptive debut, a former editor at Psychology Today shows us how magical thinking makes life worth living.
Psychologists have documented a litany of cognitive biases- misperceptions of the world-and explained their positive functions. Now, Matthew Hutson shows us that even the most hardcore skeptic indulges in magical thinking all the time-and it's crucial to our survival.
Drawing on evolution, cognitive science, and neuroscience, Hutson shows us that magical thinking has been so useful to us that it's hardwired into our brains. It encourages us to think that we actually have free will. It helps make us believe that we have an underlying purpose in the world. It can even protect us from the paralyzing awareness of our own mortality. In other words, magical thinking is a completely irrational way of making our lives make rational sense.
With wonderfully entertaining stories, personal reflections, and sharp observations, Hutson reveals our deepest fears and longings.
Psychologists have documented a litany of cognitive biases- misperceptions of the world-and explained their positive functions. Now, Matthew Hutson shows us that even the most hardcore skeptic indulges in magical thinking all the time-and it's crucial to our survival.
Drawing on evolution, cognitive science, and neuroscience, Hutson shows us that magical thinking has been so useful to us that it's hardwired into our brains. It encourages us to think that we actually have free will. It helps make us believe that we have an underlying purpose in the world. It can even protect us from the paralyzing awareness of our own mortality. In other words, magical thinking is a completely irrational way of making our lives make rational sense.
With wonderfully entertaining stories, personal reflections, and sharp observations, Hutson reveals our deepest fears and longings.
Release:
2012-04-12
2012-04-12
2012-04-12
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
9h 33m
9h 33m
9h 33m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
0.7 lb
0.5 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781469000404
9798200636471
9798200636488
Publisher:
Ascent Audio
Ascent Audio
Ascent Audio
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