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Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
The ability to make wise, educated decisions is essential to living a successful and fulfilled life. Whether simple or complex, private or public, decisions are an essential part of life, affecting individual lives for good or ill, as well as friends, families, and communities. Decision-making is a skill--one that can be learned, honed, and perfected. When the necessary components of a smart decision are understood, mistakes can be sidestepped. When...
4) The decision maker: unlock the potential of everyone in your organization, one decision at a time
Author
Publisher
Pear Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Is it best to be emotionless and analytical in decision making? When our goal is to be decisive, the answer is a resounding no. Instead, harnessing the power of emotions is critical. Studies of the neural underpinnings of decision making show that our brains start by evaluating options analytically. But very soon usually based on first impressions we create an emotional front-runner. We then continue down a path of predecisional distortion, which...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
In his landmark bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant-in the blink of an eye-that actually aren't as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An eye-opening narrative journey into the rapidly changing world of artificial intelligence by a high profile NBC technology reporter, revealing the dangerous ways that AI is poised to exploit the unconscious habits of our minds"--
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Expanding upon his viral TEDx Talk, psychology professor and social scientist John V. Petrocelli reveals the critical thinking habits you can develop to recognize and combat pervasive false information that harms society in The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit. Bullshit is the foundation of contaminated thinking and bad decisions leading to health consequences, financial losses, legal consequences, broken relationships, and wasted time...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Most people wouldn't expect an economist to have an answer to these questions--or to other questions of daily life, such as who to date or how early to leave for the airport. But those people haven't met Allison Schrager, an economist and award-winning journalist who has spent her career examining how people manage risk in their lives and careers. Whether we realize it or not, we all take risks large and small every day. Even the most cautious among...
Author
Language
English
Description
Pero ¿qué es?, ¿por qué no podemos evitarla?, ¿por qué despierta lo peor en nosotros? Con sabiduría, ingenio y un humor oscuro, los colaboradores de este libro —incluidos un ganador del Premio Nobel, un miembro de la Legión de Honor francesa, un ganador del Premio Príncipe de Asturias y otros autores bestsellers— te mostrarán por qué:
• tratar de discutir con idiotas es una trampa;
• las personas inteligentes a veces creen en tonterías;
•...
16) Eva's new pet
Author
Series
Owl diaries volume 15
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eva is excited because her parents have agreed to let her get a new pet, but she is not sure what kind of pet to get--or how Baxter, her bat, will react to a new member of the family.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Decision making cuts across all human activities. Yet we rarely study much less apply the fundamental thinking processes that should be undertaken before we make important decisions. Most of us can't stop our emotions from having more sway than rational deliberation. Dr. Howard, who has spent much of his career studying this struggle between instinct and logic, describes the elements of high-quality decisions: proper framing, clear alternatives, appropriate...
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