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;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=L ouisburg Library District 1:geo:38.6191448,-94.6816529 GEO:38.6191448;-94.6816529 DESCRIPTION:Each month enjoy a range of talks from bestselling authors and thought leaders..\nhttps://louisburglibrary.libnet.info/event/12634685 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join us as we chat with the New York Times bestselling author\, Amanda Montell about her newest book\, The Age of Ma gical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality. \;
\nIn a del icious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores ou r cognitive biases and the power\, disadvantages\, and highlights of magic al thinking\, Amanda Montell now turns her erudite eye to the inner workin gs of the human mind and its biases in her most personal and electrifying work yet.
\n&ldquo\;Magical thinking&rdquo\; can be broadly defined as the belief that one&rsquo\;s internal thoughts can affect unrelated eve nts in the external world: think of the conviction that one can manifest t heir way out of poverty\, stave off cancer with positive vibes\, thwart th e apocalypse by learning to can their own peaches\, or transform an unheal thy relationship to a glorious one with loyalty alone. In all its forms\, magical thinking works in service of restoring agency amid chaos\, but in The Age of Magical Overthinking\, Montell argues that in the modern inform ation age\, our brain&rsquo\;s coping mechanisms have been overloaded\, an d our irrationality turned up to an eleven.
\nIn a series of razor s harp\, deeply funny chapters\, Montell delves into a cornucopia of the cog nitive biases that run rampant in our brains\, from how the &ldquo\;halo e ffect&rdquo\; cultivates worship (and hatred) of larger-than-life celebrit ies\, to how the &ldquo\;sunk cost fallacy&rdquo\; can keep us in detrimen tal relationships long after we&rsquo\;ve realized they&rsquo\;re not serv ing us. As she illuminates these concepts with her signature brilliance an d wit\, Montell&rsquo\;s prevailing message is one of hope\, empathy\, and ultimately forgiveness for our anxiety-addled human selves. If you have a ll but lost faith in our ability to reason\, Montell aims to make some sen se 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. \;
\nDon't be irrational\, register now for a conversati on you just don&rsquo\;t want to miss! \;
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