神奇的过度思考时代： 现代非理性笔记 英文原版 The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

基本信息

Format:Paperback / softback 272 pages

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:Thorsons

ISBN:9780008701123

Published:11 Apr 2024

Dimensions:233 x 152 x 22 (mm)

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

“神奇思维”可以广义地定义为相信一个人的内部思想可以影响外部世界中不相关的事件。 无论是“展示”他们摆脱贫困的方式，用积极的氛围预防癌症，还是仅通过忠诚将不健康的关系转变为光荣的关系。

在一系列尖锐而内省的章节中，蒙特尔深入研究了我们大脑中猖獗的认知偏见，从“光环效应”如何培养对传奇名人的崇拜（和仇恨），到“沉没成本谬论” “在它们不再为我们服务很久之后，它们仍然会让我们处于有害的关系中。

蒙特尔以其标志性的才华和智慧，传达的主要信息是对我们充满焦虑的人类自我的希望和宽恕。 如果你对我们在信息超载的噪音中进行推理的能力几乎失去了信心，那么这本书的目的就是让毫无意义的事情变得有意义。 打开一扇窗户

"Magical thinking" can be broadly defined as the belief that one's internal thoughts can affect unrelated events in the external world. Whether that's "manifesting" their way out of poverty, staving off cancer with positive vibes, or transforming an unhealthy relationship to a glorious one through loyalty alone.

In a series of razor sharp and introspective chapters, Montell delves into cognitive biases that run rampant in our brains, from how the "halo effect" cultivates worship (and hatred) of larger-than-life celebrities, to how the "sunk cost fallacy" can keep us in detrimental relationships long after they no longer serve us.

Told with her signature brilliance and wit, Montell's prevailing message is one of hope and forgiveness for our anxiety riddled human self. If you have all but lost faith in our ability to reason through the noise of information overload, this book aims to make sense of the senseless. To crack open a window in 

作者简介

阿曼达·蒙特尔是一位来自巴尔的摩的作家和语言学家。 她是广受好评的《Wordslut》和《Cultish》两本书的作者。 除了主持播客《Sounds Like a Cult》之外，她还为《纽约时报》、《Marie Claire》等杂志撰写文章。 她拥有纽约大学语言学学位，住在洛杉矶。

Amanda Montell is a writer and linguist from Baltimore. She is the author of the acclaimed books Wordslut and Cultish. Along with hosting the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, she has also written pieces for the New York Times, Marie Claire, and more. She holds a degree in linguistics from NYU and lives in Los Angeles.