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10 faults in human thinking

1. Placebo Effect 2. Escalation of Commitment 3. Hyperbolic Discounting 4. Reactance 5. Herd Mentality 6. Halo effect 7. Self-fulfilling Prophecy 8. Pareidolia 9. Reactivity 10. Gambler's Fallacy . 1. Placebo Effect Interesting Fact: The term "Placebo" is used when the outcomes  are considered favorable, when the outcomes are negative or  harmful; the term is "Nocebo." 2. Escalation of Commitment The logical thing to do would be to "cut your losses" and drop the business. 3. Hyperbolic Discounting Hyperbolic discounting is the tendency for people to prefer a smaller, immediate payoff over a larger, delayed payoff 4. Reactance Interesting Fact: "reverse psychology" is an attempt to influence people using reactance. Tell someone (particularly children) to do the opposite of what you really want, and they will rebel and actually end up doing what you want. 5. Herd Mentality Interesting Fact: things that are unattractive,...

our mind

Read the following quote from MIT scientist  Stuart Lichtman   that changed my life: What’s the reason why you haven’t yet achieved what you want? It’s not your parents, it’s not your friends, it’s not your spouse, and it’s not your "bad luck"... It’s not the world’s economic situation, it’s not the competition, it’s not your boss... and it’s not president Bush... The reason is you... To be more exact, the reason is in your mind... and the things you do everyday... So, how did I finally do it? First, I gave my mind a brand new, positive, empowering shift! You have to know what you really want. Instead of focusing on 3-4 goals at once, focus in ONLY 1 goal you want to accomplish in the next 30 days. Write the goal in a piece of paper, in this format: In my case, it was a monetary goal so…  

i love my mother

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the story of the earth

Story of our planet earth ) my dear friends just watch this in few minutes....................... really u all enjoyed..................................... We don’t get what we want We don’t want what we get We don’t like what we have We don’t have what we like Still we live, Still we love, Still we hope, That is Life…

vellore

Vellore Fort The Vellore fort is located 125 km west of Madras in Tamil Nadu state. The height of the fort is 455 meter and 455 meter in width. In the period of Marathas this fort was captured by them that are in 16th century. In 17th century the fort was under the control of Sultan of Bijapur. The fort was constructed by the Sinna Bommi Nayak under the Vijaynagar kings Sada Sriranga Maharaj.     Vellore Golden Temple: Sripuram – The Golden Temple was built in a short span of 7 years. It was inaugurated on August 24, 2007. The consecration ceremony was witnessed by thousands of devotees. Since then, the temple has attracted hundreds of thousands of devotees; often breaching the 1 lakh mark on special occasions. The temple has also changed the face of the village Thiruamalaikodi and nearby Vellore. In the coming years, the temple envisages to create a positive influence on the immediate society and ultimately bring change.