Monthly Archives: January 2011

The IKEA effect

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Ali Sekhavati

Every time we create something whether it’s a child or piece of IKEA furniture there is a high chance that we overvalue it. We fall in love with it and become attached to it. The effort that we put into … Continue reading →

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being wrong is our choice alone

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Ali Sekhavati

No power on earth except our minds can absolutely and consistently convice us that we are wrong. How many times your friends and family have tried to give you some cues about your error?How many times the information about your being … Continue reading →

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Zealot

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Ali Sekhavati

The word “zealot” comes from a Greek root meaning to be jealous of the truth—to guard it as your own. Zealots believe that they and they alone are in possession of the truth. They completely reject the possibility of error.

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ميوه فروشى ممد آقا

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Ali Sekhavati

اگر كلمه تهران را بر روى گوگل هات پات جستجو كنيد يكى از جاهايى كه در صفحه اول ظاهر مى شود ميوه فروشى ممد آقاست. مغازه اى در جنوب شرقى ترين نقطه شهر.   مدرسه راهنمايى صبح صادق، ايستگاه اتوبوس، فروشگاه … Continue reading →

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بوق

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Ali Sekhavati

ما به دلايل مختلف بوق مى زنيم احساس خطرابراز شادىبراى خداحافظىاعلام مخالفتاعلام هشدارنشان دادن اشتباه مخاطب بوقجلب توجهدختر بازىفحش دادن

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The file-drawer problem

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Ali Sekhavati

If a set of experiments produces the result contrary to what a team of scientists needs to find they simply file it away and we will never hear about it. Historians of science call this bias the file-drawer problem. Wrong: … Continue reading →

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Paradigm shift

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Ali Sekhavati

Our current paradigm imposes one view on the world. The shift to a new paradigm leads to a radically different way of seeing exactly the same world. We can only see the world through one paradigm at a time. A … Continue reading →

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Describe before building it

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Ali Sekhavati

A buildingA carA cityAn airplaneYour bedroomThe ipadA persian rugA song Everything that you sense and use in any way is because somebody has put time, energy and creativity to fully describe it before building it. Our moments and our lives … Continue reading →

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What is groupthink?

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Ali Sekhavati

The psychologist Irving Janis defined groupthink as, “a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when the members’ strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action.”

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جستجو در ابر

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Ali Sekhavati

در جستجوى يافتنى يا lookup search ما فقط چيزهايى را مى توانيم پيدا كنيم كه برچسب ذهنى ما از آن چيز با برچسبى كه توليد كننده آن چيز (محتوا) به آن زده است يكى باشد. با جستجوى يافتنى ما فقط … Continue reading →

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