Living and Learning with Ketki

  Lesson-wise Summary & Stories / Quotes 1. Intelligence ≠ Wisdom What it means: Having high IQ, education, or expertise does not ensure you make sound judgments or avoid stupid mistakes. Many cognitive traps (biases, overconfidence, errors in reasoning) affect even the smartest. Story / Example: One example Robson gives is how Arthur Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes) believed in spiritualism/ghosts very strongly, even though his deductive reasoning was brilliant in fiction. This shows that expertise in one domain doesn’t automatically prevent belief in irrational ideas in other domains. Quote: “Intelligent and educated people are less likely to learn from their mistakes, for instance, or take advice from others. And when they do err, they are better able to build elaborate arguments to justify their reasoning, meaning that they become more and more dogmatic in their views.”  Action points: When you reach a conclusion, try to identify alternative exp...