1) This book is a psychology book in its entirety, so it makes sense that the themes of the book revolve around the human brain and thought processes. The book focuses on data collected through the author's studies and a big chunk of the book is about the minds impulsiveness which can lead to behavioral fallacies.
2) This book allowed me to understand myself better. I am a very ADD and an impulsive person; I often find myself acting before I have even processed the information at hand. Also, this book focuses on decision making, something that is huge in this course. This class is all about making choices and thinking about the potential impact of those choices. This book enhanced what we are learning in ENT 3003 by allowing me, a student, to understand the impact that certain though processes can have in your life and potential business.
3) If I had to design an exercise for the class based on this book, I would have it involve emotions and development of emotional intelligence (EI). EI is one of the biggest factors in getting hired, as well as decision making. EI can truly never be developed enough. I would have the students think of four emotions, happy, sad, angry, and anxious, then I would have the students list words that they feel when they have these emotions. Next, I would have the students write down a situation that causes these emotions and how they would respond. Finally, I would have them reflect. Though this does not directly involve ENT 3003, it still has benefits about decision making in daily life, which can be translated to the business world.
4) What surprised most about the book is how competitive the mind is with itself. By competitive I mean that the human brain's two systems (the more fast-acting system 1 and the dilegent and logical system 2) are fighting for mental and physical control of their host. These two systems are responsible for failure and success in their human, so it is beneficial to have a strong understanding of each one. This differed from my expectations because I thought that the human brain acted like a single unit, not one that competes with itself. After becoming aware of this information, I now know how to be less impulsive when making decisions and how to activate my brain's full potential. Previously, I just would take the easy way out and go with my first. thought. I am glad this book taught me how to be more self-aware and emotionally intelligent.
Lily,
ReplyDeleteI liked how you described the two systems of the brain as "competitive". I think that the way the book splits up the systems as one "fast-acting" and one "logical" is very similar to the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems of the brain (fight or flight/ relaxed state). I agree with you in that Emotional intelligence is a very important thing to be aware of, however, I didn't know it was an important skill that employers look for. An exercise that highlights EI would be very interesting.
Hi Lily! I think psychology books are beneficial because they help the reader observe a position from a different perspective compared to the traditional educational or informative per se. Psychology books provide more explanation of the processes that occur in our brains. The amount of soft skills employers are now looking for is a long list, but as entrepreneurs, those skills should be exposed for the world to know because we are influential individuals who don't take NO for an answer! :)
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