The more we understand our biases, the more we can use them to our advantage.
我们越了解自己的偏见,就越能利用它们为自己服务。
We are like travelers who have lost their way; we must ask, each one, for directions from a passerby.
Nowadays, particularly in the United States, if you meet someone at the bottom of society, they may unkindly be described as a "loser." There's a real difference between an unfortunate and a loser, and that shows 400 years of evolution in society and our belief in who is responsible for our lives. It's no longer the gods, it's us. We're in the driving seat.
解释:发出的言辞美好,得到的回应就美好;发出的言辞丑恶,得到的回应就丑恶。
“我们讲述的故事塑造了我们的现实,但它们也有将我们困在幻觉中的力量。”