What if you spent all this time trying to disprove this idea of eternity? All Rights Reserved. Sure, in practice, people are more convinced by emotional arguments, by what their peers think, by what it's convenient to believe - but we think they SHOULD be convinced by rational debate, ideally. It may be an uncomfortable thought, but in a wrongness analysis, it has to be a possibility. This book contains Six illuminating case studies on decision-making.This book contains Six illuminating case studies on decision-making.3.5 stars. Oh for that ten point scale! And it’s out of control.
Gordon-Smith's main idea is that our society idolizes "rational debate" as the gold standard of how to change minds. We live by just being, and that being becomes what we do. 6 stories about how people change their minds- or don’t. What if you are wrong too? What if we’re wrong?
Forty years later and the debt is $23 trillion, a number so large no one can imagine it.Maybe there is no limit to debt. Because if only two people take this advice …. Itâs okay to approach everything with a healthy dose of skepticism. What if you’re wrong about the great Juju in the bottom of the sea? They run beta test.
And, frankly, Social Security will be a lot easier than Medicare. I loved this book. The only common factor among some of the stories here was that empirical, irrefutable evidence was the only thing that might possibly persuade someone to change their mind, and maybe not even then. They âred team.â They are actively looking for flaws in their products, services, and launches. Ronald Reagan ran on this idea in 1980, when the Federal debt stood at $900 billion. Maybe they are wrong about this too. It turns out that nothing is inevitable in the affairs of man. That last chapter (perfect emoji)Love the writing style of this book – very conversational and funny yet intelligent.
What if there's more? You will hate it. Maybe conservatives are just wrong about debt too.Similarly, what if the growth of the state is not going to lead to a citizen revolt against a tyrannical government. October 22nd 2019 Of course, that is probably why such a thing can never happen, at least in a democracy. This is a guy who does everything wrong, according to political convention, yet comes out smelling like a rose. Maybe it is being uninformed or ignorant of all the nuance we cannot see in what we think we “see” and hear. Itâs not okay to keep being wrong on the same subject over and over and over again.On that note, if you want to learn the truth about how you show up and how effective you are, thereâs nothing that can replace a group of men who have your back.
Theyâre actually looking to prove themselves wrong. I know I will probably have vitriol hurled my way …. Things happen because men make them happen.The other side of this, the people trying to harness the forces of society, never stop to wonder if they are wrong. I want to encourage you to be discerning and cautious in these trying times. Enjoyable, thought provoking, but not earth-shattering. Just close your eyes? This is at a time when many of my contemporaries are getting nostalgic about - or at least reflective and protective of - our shared past. But Gordon-Smith bites the bullet and argues that these people were actually right. Mail to: I don’t think it’s really cohesive but I don’t think that’s a problem: there is something to be taken from each nugget. I thought that the book had a fantastic and intriguing title, but nothing inside grabbed my interest. A good rule that no one anywhere follows, is to contemplate the consequences of being wrong before doing something. What if there's more? Will you cease striving?
/ What if you’re wrong, Vernon? "What if you're wrong?" How many vampires are good at math? Maybe wrong isn’t the right word. I must admit I had a hard time getting into this book at first. What do I mean by this?