Rational and Irrational Thought: The Thinking that IQ Tests Miss

No doubt you know several folks with perfectly respectable IQs who repeatedly make poor decisions. The behavior of such people tells us that we are missing something important by treating intelligence as if it encompassed all cognitive abilities. I coined the term “dysrationalia” (analogous to “dyslexia”), meaning the inability to think and behave rationally despite having adequate intelligence, to draw attention to a large domain of cognitive life...

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  Yep, just noticed the other one was posted literally 5 minutes before this one.
  
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      It could be they are just ignoring the "It's already been posted" like they do on Reddit. Perhaps Snapzu should make it impossible to re post the same thing over and over again.
      
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        I was wondering the same thing! Perhaps the snap posted 5 min later just looks more appealing due to the introduction being longer and informative and the cover image being more attractive. I guess this little incident highlights the importance of a carefully chosen cover image and introduction? Its really the only explanation I have.
        
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        Agreed! It would be a shame, so ugh /u/dianep dont kill it :D
        
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        dianep
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        @drunkenninja -
        Not to worry, I wont! I took me 10+ minutes to find a good pic as I wasn't a fan of the ones snapzu recommended during the posting process. Sorry if this caused a stir, but it looks like the extra effort paid off in the end.
        
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        Gozzin
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        Ohhhh,I did not know this. Thanks for the info.
        
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        dynamite
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        Because its on the top of the front page
        
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      Yep, end of the year is a time for recycled articles, although I noticed the same thing happening last year around the same time.
      
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Very interesting read! Gotta keep that mindware up to date though.

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