Jerry
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Slow Stuff
Long-Form Writing
Essays
Essay Magazines
The Atlantic Monthly (1857)
Atlantic Writers
Isabel Fattal
Your Lying Mind
Attachments
Your Lying Mind - The Atlantic
Parents
Articles About Cognitive Biases
Changing Your Mind Can Make You Less Anxious
Cognitive Biases (long list of)
Isabel Fattal
Our Minds Are Very Fallible
This Article Won’t Change Your Mind
We Don't Trust You
Willful Blindness (or Ignorance)
Your Lying Mind: The Cognitive Biases Tricking Your Brain
Children
But if your false belief is tied to your identity or how you see the world, “then people become logical Simone Bileses, doing all the mental gymnastics it takes to remain convinced that they’re right.”