July 24, 2023: Novelty fallacy: why new isn’t always better
Hi friends,
How's everything going?
This is Kei and Kazuki, founders of Glasp 👋
We hand-picked 3 good articles for you to highlight this week. Hope they'll help you get new ideas and perspectives. (You can read this online!)
📚 3 Good Articles for You
What Would Happen to You in a Book?
by Nat Eliason (3 mins)
- The article uses the metaphor of book characters to highlight cause and effect in life, noting that actions in stories always have repercussions, unlike in real life.
- It promotes the "Chekhov's Gun" principle, where every action or habit in a story should later have a significant impact, as a model for viewing one's own behaviors and choices.
- The piece encourages self-reflection by visualizing oneself as a story character, to understand personal patterns and the potential consequences of actions.
This Is Exactly How You Should Train Yourself To Be Smarter [Infographic]
by Michael Simmons (6 mins)
- The article promotes mental models as critical tools for better decision-making, providing a comprehensive list of over 650 mental models.
- The Pareto Principle, or 80/20 rule, is highlighted as a useful mental model applicable to various life domains.
- The author offers a free email course and a monthly membership program to guide readers in mastering these mental models.
Novelty fallacy: why new isn’t always better
by Dr. Hannah Rose (6 mins)
- The "novelty fallacy" or "novelty bias" refers to the human tendency to prefer new ideas or products due to a natural cognitive bias stimulated by the brain's reward system.
- This bias can lead to impractical decisions, unnecessary investments, or uncritical acceptance of new concepts, often exploited by companies marketing newer but not necessarily improved products.
- To manage this bias, individuals and businesses should critically evaluate the practical benefits of novelty, document potential drawbacks, and delay decisions for thorough assessment.
📣 Community
- 🟥 Read5for5:
We had the Read5for5 reading challenge last week! And we saw many learners joining and sharing the challenge! Thank you for learning with us 📚 Please look at this page for all the articles in the challenge. - 🟦 Search function:
We updated Glasp’s search function. You can search highlights, notes, and authors in more detail. Please check this video to see how to use it.
👀 Featured Curator on Glasp
Sudhara Githmi
Sudhara learns learning, human brain, psychology, and more! Let’s follow her and learn together!
Please mention @Glasp and share your profile page on Twitter if you’d like to get featured!
🐣 User’s Hatch
Here’s an insightful hatch by Andy (Anders) Sporring
Hatch is a new feature that generates new ideas/articles by finding common points in two articles. Please check here to see how to use it.
❤️ Gratitude
We found some people who mentioned Glasp in their articles and blogs, and we appreciate all the kindness!
- Thank you for taking the time to talk to us! Your feedback is insightful and helps us improve the product!
We found that Glasp was featured in the articles below. Thank you for writing about Glasp!
- Highlight the Web and Streamline Your Research with Glasp on TechAcute
- Imagine learning directly from Elon Musk’s notes. Glasp wants to help you do that and more. on BrainBox with KSA
- Nie wieder vergessen: So merkst du dir ALLES was du im Internet gesehen hast. on YouTube
Thank you all for sharing and mentioning us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and/or in your blogs 🙂 We appreciate all of your support! Please feel free to ask us anything at any time! Also, feel free to join our Slack community ;)
Hope you enjoyed reading this newsletter!
See you next week ;)
Best,
Kei and Kazuki
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