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World-renowned neuroscientist Beau Lotto reveals the truths of human perception and devises a cognitive toolkit for how to succeed in a world of uncertainty.

Perception is the foundation of human experience, but few of us understand how our own perception works. By revealing the startling truths about the brain and…

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2 authors picked Deviate as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

What if reality was an illusion? This book messed with my mind and challenged my perceptions of what I thought was real. It made me think carefully about how I react to and think about my life and helped me understand how we develop biases.

This was one of the first books I read that helped me understand the impact and effects of ambiguity and uncertainty on my decisions, my happiness, and how I approach the world. It was instrumental in developing the Ambiguity habit in my DANCE framework for developing a creative mindset.

One of my passions is gaining insights about the knowledge building process. That, in turn, leads to how we perceive the “world out there”—a topic that most people ignore.

However, the top of my reading list is reserved for an author that does serious scientific research on the role of past experiences in shaping our perceptions and is focused on developing practical insights and communicates in easy-to-understand language. Beau Lotto is that rare author.

The key reason for reading his book is to get a better handle on our thinking/perceiving process in order to uncover faulty assumptions and ask better…

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