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We're a social species, and we want to get along with the people we like and who are like us. That's just good adaptive behaviour. We're more likely to accept something if we hear it from a friend, whereas we're sceptical of people who are not like us - which is what leads to racism, nationalism, sexism and all forms of bigotry.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Accept Adaptive Along Behaviour Forms Friend Get Good Hear Just Leads Like Likely More Nationalism People Racism Sexism Social Something Species Us Want Whereas Which Who

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The obvious rule of efficiency is you don't want to spend more time organizing than it's worth.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Efficiency More Obvious Organizing Rule Spend Than Time Want Worth You

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When you're at work, be fully at work. And let your leisure time be what it's meant to be - restorative and fun.

~Daniel Levitin

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Critical thinking is not something you do once with an issue and then drop it. It requires that we update our knowledge as new information comes in. Time spent evaluating claims is not just time well spent. It should be considered part of an implicit bargain we've all made.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Bargain Claims Considered Critical Critical Thinking Drop Implicit Information Issue Just Knowledge Made New Once Our Part Requires Should Something Spent Then Thinking Time Update Well You

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Approximating involves making a series of educated guesses systematically by partitioning the problem into manageable chunks, identifying assumptions, and then using your general knowledge of the world to fill in the blanks.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Assumptions Blanks Chunks Educated Fill General General Knowledge Guesses Identifying Involves Knowledge Making Manageable Problem Series Systematically Then Using World Your

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There are people from lots of different fields in my department. In my lab, they come from computer science, education, psychophysics, psychology, music - and we all work together, and it feels very comfortable. All the careers I've had have been interdisciplinary; working in a studio is like being an engineer and a musician and a therapist.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Been Being Careers Come Comfortable Computer Computer Science Department Different Education Engineer Feels Fields Had Lab Like Lots Music Musician People Psychology Science Studio Therapist Together Very Work Work Together Working

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If you aren't taking regular breaks every couple of hours, your brain won't benefit from that extra cup of coffee.

~Daniel Levitin

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Many of us feel as though we are overloaded and overwhelmed by all the things that are happening, and we can't stop work for even five minutes or we'll fall behind: the idea that if we don't take breaks, we're being more productive.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Behind Being Breaks Even Fall Feel Five Happening Idea Many Minutes More Overloaded Overwhelmed Productive Stop Take Things Though Us Work

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Unscrupulous writers often count on the fact that most people don't bother reading footnotes or tracking down citations.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Bother Count Down Fact Most Often People Reading Tracking Writers

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President Trump, when challenged on facts, says that many people feel the way he does. But feelings should not take the place of reason in matters of public policy.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Challenged Does Facts Feel Feelings He Many Matters People Place Policy President President Trump Public Public Policy Reason Says Should Take Trump Way

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: December 27th, 1957

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