Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Laws of Human Nature > Law 1 > Flashcards

Law 1 Flashcards

1
Q

1st Law of Human Nature

A

The Law of Irrationality;Master your emotional self

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Rationality is the Ability to…

A

Counteract emotional effects

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Rationality is a power we must…

In doing so we…

A

Cultivate;Realize our greatest potential

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Understand:Like everyone, you think you are rational…

A

But you are not.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Rationality is not a power you are born with but…

A

One you acquire through training and practice.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

1st task to Rationality is to…

A

Look at those emotions who are continually infecting your ideas and decisions.Learn to question yourself.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Emotions are lens that…

A

Blurs our vision.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Understand:the 1st step toward becoming rational is to understand…

A

Our fundamental irrationality.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Who are rational people?

A

People who are aware of the effects of emotions and are able to subtract emotions from their thinking and counteract their effect.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Who are irrational people?

A

People who are not aware of the effects of emotions to their thinking.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What is the 1st step to acquire rationality?

A

Become aware of low-grade irrationality.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What is low-grade irrationality?

A

A function of the continual moods and feeling that we experience in life, below the level of consciousness.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What is the 2nd step to acquire rationality?

A

Understand the nature of high-grade irrationality.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What is high-grade irrationality?

A

When our emotions become inflamed, generally because if certain pressures.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What is the 3rd step to acquire rationality?

A

Enact certain strategies and exercises that will strengthen the thinking part of the brain and give it more power in the eternal struggle with our emotions.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What is the pleasure principle in thinking?

A

The source of all our mental biases, the desire of pleasure and avoidance of pain.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Confirmation Bias Interpretation

A

“I look at the evidence and arrive at my decisions through more or less rational processes.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Confirmation bias information

A

We manage to find the evidence that confirms what we WANT to believe.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Confirmation bias action

A

In general, never accept the validity of people’s ideas because they have supplied “evidence”. Examine it with as much skepticism as you can muster.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Conviction Bias Interpretation

A

“I believe in my idea so strongly.It must be true.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Conviction bias information

A

We hold onto an idea that is secretly pleasing to us, but deep inside we must have some doubts as to it’s truth, so we go an extra mile to convince ourselves.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Appearance Bias Interpretation

A

“I understand the people I deal with; I see them just as they are.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Appearance bias information

A

We see people not as they are, but as they appear to us. And these appearances are usually misleading. We are prone to fall for the halo effect.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Define ‘halo effect’

A

It’s when we see certain negative or positive qualities in a person, other positive or negative qualities are implied to fit with this.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Group Bias Interpretation

A

“My ideas are my own.I do not listen to the group. I am not a conformist.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Group bias information

A

We are social animals by nature. The feeling of isolation, of difference from the group is depressing and terrifying. We experience tremendous relief when we find others who think the same way we do. So we are easily motivated to take up ideas and opinions of others.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Blame Bias Interpretation

A

“I learn from my experience and mistakes.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Blame bias information

A

Mistakes and failures elicit the need to explain. We want to learn the lesson and not repeat the experience but in truth, we don’t like to look too closely at what we did. Our natural response is to blame others, circumstances, or a momentary lapse of judgement because it is often too painful to look at our mistakes.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Superiority Bias Interpretation

A

“I’m different. I’m more rational than others, more ethical as well.”

30
Q

Superiority bias information

A

It’s the equivalent of an optical illusion–we cannot seem to see our faults and irrationalities, only those of others. If people were rational and morally superior–the world would be suffused with goodness and peace.

31
Q

What is the difference of low-grade and high-grade irrationality?

A

Low=Continually affect emotions

High=Comes at certain moments, we feel possessed, the more we think about it, the stronger it gets.

32
Q

Inflaming factor: Trigger points from early childhood

A

Emotions from the past that accumulated to the present or is related to it.

33
Q

Inflaming factor: Sudden gains and losses

A

Makes person repeat experience of sudden gain which affect decisions, perspectives which will lead to loss.

34
Q

Sudden gains and losses action

A

Step back once noticing unusual gains or losses and apply needed pessimism or optimism to counterbalance.

35
Q

Inflaming factor:Rising pressure

A

When people are under stressful circumstances, they tend to show a true and different character that may overwhelm their reasoning powers.

36
Q

Rising pressure action

A

It is wise to observe people in such moments, precisely as a way to judge their true character. Observe yourself with as much detachment as possible. Never imagine that you are someone who can withstand rising stress without emotional leakage, it is not possible.

37
Q

Inflaming factor: Inflaming individuals

A

Affect and/or infect others with intense emotion, causing either attraction or repulsion.

38
Q

Inflaming individual

A

See them as humans, they tend to project images of being similar to greatness.

39
Q

Inflaming factor: The group effect

A

High-grade variety of the group bias. there is a pull of intense emotion from the group.

40
Q

The group effect action

A

Be aware of demagogues, enter with MAXIMUM skepticism, be doubly wary and analytical with the presence of a demagogue

41
Q

What are demagogues?

A

These are people who keep and stir intense emotions in the group.

42
Q

Final word on irrationality

A

Irrationality will never cease as long as there are humans. Rationality is acquired individually and not by groups or technology(?).Feeling superior and beyond it shows irrationality.

43
Q

All the biases

A 
Confirmation;
Conviction;
Appearance;
Blame;
Superiority.
44
Q

Inflaming factors

A 
Trigger points from early childhood;
Sudden gains or losses;
Rising pressure;
Inflaming individuals;
The group effect.
45
Q

2 factors in steps in bringing out the rational self

A

1st: There are people in history with high rationality.
2nd: The maker’s mindset, we can pull out the inner rationality within us.

46
Q

Step 1 in bringing out the rational self

A

Know yourself thoroughly, being aware of emotions can lose it’s hold on you and can be tamed. Catch the emotional self, and examine it. Know your strengths and what makes you different.

47
Q

Step 2 in bringing out the rational self

A

Examine your emotions to their roots. Find the origin and reasons, your danger is your ego that keeps you from learning and progressing because it makes illusions. It is wise to use a journal for self-assessment with ruthless objectivity. Find a neutral position with detachment and a bit of humor. Soon this will become 2nd nature.

48
Q

Step 3 in bringing out the rational self

A

Increase your reaction time. This power comes through practice and training. Step back and cool down emotions. The longer the better, so you could reflect. This is like resistance training making your kind stronger.

49
Q

Step 4 in bringing out the rational self

A

Accept people as facts. See people as who they are and accept and understand them. Even the worst people have reasons as to why they’ve become. Think like a writer. See them as fun games and puzzles as well.

50
Q

Step 5 in bringing out the rational self

A

Find the optional balance of thinking nd emotion. We cannot divorce emotion from thinking. See it as the rider(thinking) and the horse(emotion), one without the other is useless. Find perfect balance, see them also as skepticism(rider) and curiosity(horse). It is a balance all geniuses possess.

51
Q

Step 6 in bringing out the rational self

A

Love the rational. It is important to not see the path to rationality as something painful and ascetic. It brings us more satisfaction and pleasure than the world has to offer. You’ll feel it while mastering yourself, it gives you more mental space to be creative and in control and more effective having less turmoil while also motivating yourself to do more.

52
Q

What is the difference of low-grade and high-grade irrationality?

A

Low=Continually affect emotions

High=Comes at certain moments, we feel possessed, the more we think about it, the stronger it gets.

53
Q

Step 6 in bringing out the rational self

A

Love the rational. It is important to not see the path to rationality as something painful and ascetic. It brings us more satisfaction and pleasure than the world has to offer. You’ll feel it while mastering yourself, it gives you more mental space to be creative and in control and more effective having less turmoil while also motivating yourself to do more.

54
Q

Step 5 in bringing out the rational self

A

Find the optional balance of thinking nd emotion. We cannot divorce emotion from thinking. See it as the rider(thinking) and the horse(emotion), one without the other is useless. Find perfect balance, see them also as skepticism(rider) and curiosity(horse). It is a balance all geniuses possess.

55
Q

Step 4 in bringing out the rational self

A

Accept people as facts. See people as who they are and accept and understand them. Even the worst people have reasons as to why they’ve become. Think like a writer. See them as fun games and puzzles as well.

56
Q

Step 3 in bringing out the rational self

A

Increase your reaction time. This power comes through practice and training. Step back and cool down emotions. The longer the better, so you could reflect. This is like resistance training making your kind stronger.

57
Q

Step 2 in bringing out the rational self

A

Examine your emotions to their roots. Find the origin and reasons, your danger is your ego that keeps you from learning and progressing because it makes illusions. It is wise to use a journal for self-assessment with ruthless objectivity. Find a neutral position with detachment and a bit of humor. Soon this will become 2nd nature.

58
Q

Step 1 in bringing out the rational self

A

Know yourself thoroughly, being aware of emotions can lose it’s hold on you and can be tamed. Catch the emotional self, and examine it. Know your strengths and what makes you different.

59
Q

2 factors in steps in bringing out the rational self

A

1st: There are people in history with high rationality.
2nd: The maker’s mindset, we can pull out the inner rationality within us.

60
Q

Inflaming factors

A 
Trigger points from early childhood;
Sudden gains or losses;
Rising pressure;
Inflaming individuals;
The group effect.
61
Q

All the biases

A 
Confirmation;
Conviction;
Appearance;
Blame;
Superiority.
62
Q

Final word on irrationality

A

Irrationality will never cease as long as there are humans. Rationality is acquired individually and not by groups or technology(?).Feeling superior and beyond it shows irrationality.

63
Q

What are demagogues?

A

These are people who keep and stir intense emotions in the group.

64
Q

The group effect action

A

Be aware of demagogues, enter with MAXIMUM skepticism, be doubly wary and analytical with the presence of a demagogue

65
Q

Inflaming factor: The group effect

A

High-grade variety of the group bias. there is a pull of intense emotion from the group.

66
Q

Inflaming individual

A

See them as humans, they tend to project images of being similar to greatness.

67
Q

Inflaming factor: Inflaming individuals

A

Affect and/or infect others with intense emotion, causing either attraction or repulsion.

68
Q

Rising pressure action

A

It is wise to observe people in such moments, precisely as a way to judge their true character. Observe yourself with as much detachment as possible. Never imagine that you are someone who can withstand rising stress without emotional leakage, it is not possible.

69
Q

Inflaming factor:Rising pressure

A

When people are under stressful circumstances, they tend to show a true and different character that may overwhelm their reasoning powers.

70
Q

Sudden gains and losses action

A

Step back once noticing unusual gains or losses and apply needed pessimism or optimism to counterbalance.

71
Q

Inflaming factor: Sudden gains and losses

A

Makes person repeat experience of sudden gain which affect decisions, perspectives which will lead to loss.

72
Q

Inflaming factor: Trigger points from early childhood

A

Emotions from the past that accumulated to the present or is related to it.

Laws of Human Nature (2 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions