Why Smart People Hold Stupid Beliefs
“It is probably more important for survival that people have a stable internal model of the world than for that model to be strictly correct ,”
The Medium Newsletter • How being irrational helps us cooperate and survive
people with more education and greater wealth are generally more trusting than those who struggle economically.
Ethan Zuckerman • Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them
When writing The Intelligence Trap, I’ve restricted myself to three particular questions. Why do smart people act stupidly? What skills and dispositions are they missing that can explain these mistakes? And how can we cultivate those qualities to protect us from those errors?
David Robson • The Intelligence Trap: Revolutionise your Thinking and Make Wiser Decisions
Besides cognitive reflection, other important characteristics that can protect us from the intelligence trap include intellectual humility, actively open-minded thinking, curiosity, refined emotional awareness and a growth mindset.