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Maria Konnikova

출생: April 21, 1984 – Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union

Maria Konnikova is a psychologist and writer whose work explores human behavior, decision-making, confidence tricks, and uncertainty. She is the author of Mastermind, The Confidence Game, and The Biggest Bluff, an account of learning professional poker. Her writing has brought behavioral science and risk analysis to broad popular audiences.

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Maria Konnikova is a Russian American writer whose career has been shaped by the meeting point of psychology, storytelling, and uncertainty. Born in Moscow, she moved to the United States at four, an experience she has linked to an early fascination with language, communication, and the mechanics of thought. At Harvard she studied psychology, creative writing, and government, with Steven Pinker as her undergraduate adviser; after graduation she worked as a producer for Charlie Rose before building a reputation as a science journalist. Her early online writing included the “Literally Psyched” column for Scientific American, the “Artful Choice” blog for Big Think, and freelance work for outlets such as The Atlantic, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, before she deepened her academic training with a PhD in psychology at Columbia under Walter Mischel. ((https://www.mariakonnikova.com/about/))

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The more you hide, the more you reveal
-On wearing masks
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You’re actually doing the smartest and most productive thing in the world if you waste time
-Need to boost your creativity? Just procrastinate
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the most powerful weapon in the world isn’t a gun — it’s a well-told story
-TEDNYC: What Drives Us
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I believe nothing can take that away from me
-I believe nothing can take that away from me
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Storytelling is the oldest form of entertainment there is
-How Stories Deceive
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A problem makes no sense at first
-Where Do Eureka Moments Come From?
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There is generally an inverse relationship between how good people are at multitasking and how good they think they are
-Multitask Masters
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It’s strange, when you think about it, that we spend close to a third of our lives asleep
-The Work We Do While We Sleep
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I joined Facebook fifteen days after it launched
-Why Are We Still on Facebook?
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Our sense of smell sways our memories and thoughts
-Smells Like Old Times

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"I really love Maria Konnikova's writing"

Jon Ronson

"Maria Konnikova is a superb storyteller and her tales of conmen and their victims will blow your mind"

Paul Bloom

"What's most exciting, though, is the probing sociological analysis by the brilliant and eternally-curious Maria Konnikova"

Jesse Eisenberg

"In this remarkable book, Maria Konnikova shows that human beings are hardwired to believe—often to our peril"

Daniel H. Pink

"Science writer Maria Konnikova has made those instructions the inspiration for what turns out to be a delightfully intelligent book"

Carl Zimmer

"This book probably won't turn you into an international poker champ overnight, and it definitely won't make you as smart as Maria Konnikova"

Adam Grant

"Maria Konnikova has written a compelling, engrossing account of the world of the con"

Charles Duhigg

"Maria Konnikova is an engaging and insightful guide to this fascinating material, which will help you master your own mind"

Steven Pinker

"We're all searching for greater self-knowledge—and Maria Konnikova found it through poker"

Gretchen Rubin

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