http://www.smugbaldy.com/2009/02/10/common-thinking-mistakes/ It's hard to think when you're not used to it. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:42:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.smugbaldy.com/2009/02/10/common-thinking-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-4052 Crystal D. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:53:36 +0000 http://www.smugbaldy.com/?p=240#comment-4052 I think that whether you fail or succeed, crediting a deity is probably the most logical thing to do. :) I think that whether you fail or succeed, crediting a deity is probably the most logical thing to do.

]]> http://www.smugbaldy.com/2009/02/10/common-thinking-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-4045 Lisa Hager Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:56:20 +0000 http://www.smugbaldy.com/?p=240#comment-4045 And you've just hit the tip of iceberg with these examples. Sometimes when people hear this kind of information they conclude that "people are stupid." To the contrary, these kinds of mistakes in thinking tell us something about how our brain works. Even with these errors our brains are amazingly complex with about 300 trillion synaptic connections in the cerebral cortex. Our brains rock! The important thing is to be aware of the kind of mental shortcuts we can make and to make sure that the shortcut isn't keeping us from experiencing all the great things along the scenic route! And you’ve just hit the tip of iceberg with these examples. Sometimes when people hear this kind of information they conclude that “people are stupid.” To the contrary, these kinds of mistakes in thinking tell us something about how our brain works. Even with these errors our brains are amazingly complex with about 300 trillion synaptic connections in the cerebral cortex. Our brains rock! The important thing is to be aware of the kind of mental shortcuts we can make and to make sure that the shortcut isn’t keeping us from experiencing all the great things along the scenic route!

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