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Made to Stick:
Making people commit to a prediction can help prevent overconfidence.
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088 |
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Made to Stick:
Research has shown that we are typically overconfident about how much we know.
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088 |
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Made to Stick:
…as we gain more information we are more and more likely to focus on what we don’t know.
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089 |
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Made to Stick:
…to engage students in a new topic you should start by highlighting some things they already know.
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092 |
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Made to Stick:
When we feel that we’re close to the solution of a puzzle, curiosity takes over and propels us to the finish.
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093 |
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Made to Stick:
…the difference between an expert and a novice is the ability to think abstractly.
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113 |
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Made to Stick:
By making a claim tangible and concrete, details make it seem more real, more believable.
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138 |
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Made to Stick:
Statistics will, and should, almost always be used to illustrate a relationship. It’s more important for people to remember the relationship than the number.
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143 |
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Made to Stick:
Statistics aren’t inherently helpful; it’s the scale and context that make them so.
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Made to Stick:
When it comes to statistics… use them as input, not output. Use them to make up your mind on an issue.
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