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They probably really do want to know what you were thinking, because they know you had some reason for what you did. If you explain what you were thinking, they might agree with it. On the other hand, if you don't explain what you were thinking, it's in human nature that other editors will probably try to guess what you were thinking. Their ...
What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era is a non-fiction book by Carlos Lozada, published in 2020. [1] [2] [3]In this work, Lozada critically examines over 150 books written about Donald Trump and the political, social, and cultural dynamics of his presidency.
Planning is the process of thinking regarding the activities required to achieve a desired goal. Planning is based on foresight, the fundamental capacity for mental time travel . Some researchers regard the evolution of forethought - the capacity to think ahead - as a prime mover in human evolution . [ 1 ]
The Human Drift is a work of Utopian social planning, written by King Camp Gillette and first published in 1894. [1] The book details Gillette's theory that replacing competitive corporations with a single giant publicly owned trust ("the United Company") would cure virtually all social ills.
The book also reflects Terkel's general idea that work can be difficult but still provides meaning for workers. It is an exploration of what makes work meaningful for people in all walks of life, from Lovin' Al the parking valet, Dolores the waitress, the fireman, to the business executive.
Thinking, Fast and Slow is a 2011 popular science book by psychologist Daniel Kahneman. The book's main thesis is a differentiation between two modes of thought : "System 1" is fast, instinctive and emotional ; "System 2" is slower, more deliberative , and more logical .
For the medieval farmer, work was infinite and life revolved around "task orientation": "the rhythms of life emerge organically from the tasks themselves". [1]: 20 According to Burkeman, clocks were invented as a way to coordinate the actions of multiple people; people then started treating time as a resource to be used, bought, and sold. In ...
Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment to Calculation is a 1976 nonfiction book by German-American computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum in which he contends that while artificial intelligence may be possible, we should never allow computers to make important decisions, as they will always lack human qualities such as compassion and wisdom.