Join us as we chat with th
e \;New York Times bestselling \;author\, Amanda Montell about her
newest book\, \;The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern
Irrationality. \;Join us as we chat with th
e \;New York Times bestselling \;author\, Amanda Montell about her
newest book\, \;The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern
Irrationality. \;
In a delicious blend of cultural critic ism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the powe r\, disadvantages\, and highlights of magical thinking\, Amanda Montell no w turns her erudite eye to the inner workings of the human mind and its bi ases in her most personal and electrifying work yet.
\n&ldquo\;Magic al thinking&rdquo\; can be broadly defined as the belief that one&rsquo\;s internal thoughts can affect unrelated events in the external world: thin k of the conviction that one can manifest their way out of poverty\, stave off cancer with positive vibes\, thwart the apocalypse by learning to can their own peaches\, or transform an unhealthy relationship to a glorious one with loyalty alone. In all its forms\, magical thinking works in servi ce of restoring agency amid chaos\, but in \;The Age of Magical Ov erthinking\, Montell argues that in the modern information age\, our brain&rsquo\;s coping mechanisms have been overloaded\, and our irrational ity turned up to an eleven.
\nIn a series of razor sharp\, deeply fu nny chapters\, Montell delves into a cornucopia of the cognitive biases th at run rampant in our brains\, from how the &ldquo\;halo effect&rdquo\; cu ltivates worship (and hatred) of larger-than-life celebrities\, to how the &ldquo\;sunk cost fallacy&rdquo\; can keep us in detrimental relationship s long after we&rsquo\;ve realized they&rsquo\;re not serving us. As she i lluminates these concepts with her signature brilliance and wit\, Montell& rsquo\;s prevailing message is one of hope\, empathy\, and ultimately forg iveness for our anxiety-addled human selves. If you have all but lost fait h in our ability to reason\, Montell aims to make some sense of the sensel ess. To crack open a window in our minds\, and let a warm breeze in. To he lp quiet the cacophony for a while\, or even hear a melody in it. \;\n
Don't be irrational\, register now for a conversation you just don& rsquo\;t want to miss! \;
\nAbout the Author:&n bsp\;Amanda Montell is a writer and linguist from Baltimore. She is the au thor of the acclaimed books \;Wordslut\, \;Cultish\, and& nbsp\;The Age of Magical Overthinking. Along with hosting the pod cast \;Sounds Like a Cult\, her writing has also appeared in \;The New York Times\, \;Marie Claire\, \;Cosmopolitan\, and more. She holds a degree in linguistics from NYU and lives in Los Angeles with her p artner\, plants\, and pets. Find her on Instagram @Amanda_Montell.
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