The Diderot Effect states obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption that leads to additional purchases.
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13 notes across 3 booksThis process, known as “pointing and calling”, is a safety system designed to reduce mistakes. It’s seems silly, but it works incredibly well. Pointing and calling reduces errors by 85 percent and cuts accidents by 30 percent.
Vielleicht bin ich im Unrecht, aber du überzeugst mich nicht, denn ich kann nicht glauben, dass die Wahrheit sich so einen üblen Propheten aussucht.
It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s biggest lie.
Ein guter Redner überzeugt seine Zuhörer nicht nur auf sachlichen Argumenten, sondern auch auf Gefühlsebene.
People become fascinated with pictures and words, and wind up forgetting the Language of the World.
If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man.
People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want
Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
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