Why Brilliant People Believe Nonsense: A Practical Text For Critical and Creative Thinking by J. Miller & Cherie Miller

Author:J. Miller & Cherie Miller [Miller, J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wisdom Creek Academic
Published: 2015-09-20T16:00:00+00:00

Making It More Personal

Practical Takeaways

What are one or more ideas provoked by this chapter that you can apply to help you think more critically?

What are one or more ideas that you can apply to help you think more creatively?

What else do you want to make sure you don't forget?

Recommended Trails

For the Incurably Curious and Adventurous

1.Study "Extrapolation" and see how it dovetails with this chapter.

2.For more on tulip mania, real estate bubbles, and other examples of the insanity of crowds, see Charles Mackay's 1841 classic, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, which is still often recommended by those teaching investing. More recently, Joseph Bulgatz wrote a similar, updated volume on the same topic titled Ponzi Schemes, Invaders from Mars & More Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (New York: Harmony Books, 1992).

3.For psychological factors that impact our investing, including our proclivity for finding patterns, see Your Money and Your Brain: How the New Science of Neuroeconomics Can Help Make You Rich, by Jason Zweig (Simon & Schuster, reprint edition, 2008).

4.Google "economic bubbles in America" to see how economic ups and downs regularly occur, fooling investors and causing people to make foolish decisions in the light of perceived patterns that fail to pan out.

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