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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk with Amanda Montell
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DESCRIPTION:Join us as we chat with the New York Times bestselling a
 uthor\, Amanda Montell about her newest book\, The Age of Magical Overt
 hinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality. .\nhttps://bplwv.libnet.info/ev
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us as we chat with the&nbsp\;New York
  Times bestselling&nbsp\;author\, Amanda Montell about her newest book\,&n
 bsp\;The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality.&nbsp\
 ;</p>\n<p>In a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrativ
 e that explores our cognitive biases and the power\, disadvantages\, and h
 ighlights of magical thinking\, Amanda Montell now turns her erudite eye t
 o the inner workings of the human mind and its biases in her most personal
  and electrifying work yet.</p>\n<p>&ldquo\;Magical thinking&rdquo\; can b
 e broadly defined as the belief that one&rsquo\;s internal thoughts can af
 fect unrelated events in the external world: think 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 t
 ransform an unhealthy relationship to a glorious one with loyalty alone. I
 n all its forms\, magical thinking works in service of restoring agency am
 id chaos\, but in&nbsp\;The Age of Magical Overthinking\, Montell argues t
 hat in the modern information age\, our brain&rsquo\;s coping mechanisms h
 ave been overloaded\, and our irrationality turned up to an eleven.</p>\n<
 p>In a series of razor sharp\, deeply funny chapters\, Montell delves into
  a cornucopia of the cognitive biases that run rampant in our brains\, fro
 m how the &ldquo\;halo effect&rdquo\; cultivates worship (and hatred) of l
 arger-than-life celebrities\, to how the &ldquo\;sunk cost fallacy&rdquo\;
  can keep us in detrimental relationships long after we&rsquo\;ve realized
  they&rsquo\;re not serving us. As she illuminates these concepts with her
  signature brilliance and wit\, Montell&rsquo\;s prevailing message is one
  of hope\, empathy\, and ultimately forgiveness for our anxiety-addled hum
 an selves. If you have all but lost faith in our ability to reason\, Monte
 ll aims to make some sense of the senseless. To crack open a window in our
  minds\, and let a warm breeze in. To help quiet the cacophony for a while
 \, or even hear a melody in it.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Don't be irrational\, regis
 ter now for a conversation you just don&rsquo\;t want to miss!&nbsp\;</p>\
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