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Stupidity
Stupidity is not the opposite of intelligence. Stupidity is overlooking or dismissing conspicuously crucial information: the information is in front of you and yet you ignore it.
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Domains that plot stupidity
- Magic: The goal of a magician is to misdirect your attention (make you stupid) so that you do not notice something you should have. The magician does so for entertainment purposes.
- Frauds, cons, and hoaxes: The conman engineers stupidity for their own gain.
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What won't help
- Checklists don't help if you race through them because the stupidity factors override them.
- Beware of rushing - if you are rushing, don't make any important decisions.
- When you are fatigued, you may think that cognitively you're okay, but your motor control skills and reflex...
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Factors that lead to stupidity
When it comes to overloading our cognitive brains, any one of these factors comes into play, but together they increase the odds that you've been cognitively compromised.
- Being outside your usual environment or changing your routines.
- Being in the presence of a group.
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Defining Stupidity
People think stupidity is the opposite of intelligence. In fact, stupidity is the cost of intelligence operating in a complex environment.
Stupidity can be defined as overlooking or dismissing conspicuously crucial information.
It’s crucial information: You...
Functional stupidity
Organizations often hire smart and talented people, but then create cultures and decision-making processes that do not encourage them to raise concerns or make suggestions.
Everyone is encouraged to look at the positive interpretations, which leads to "self-reinforcing stupidity."
Domains that plot stupidity
- Magic: The goal of a magician is to misdirect your attention (make you stupid) so that you do not notice something you should have. The magician does so for entertainment purposes.
- Frauds, cons, and hoaxes: The conman engineers stupidity for their own gain.
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