Chapter 2: We All Search for Meaning
Summary: The author talks about how we rarely remember meaningless things such as names, but are quite good at remembering meaningful things such as faces. He gives several examples to illustrate this point such as a case where a man was mistakenly convicted of attempted murder even though the woman who was assaulted felt that she couldn't see the emotion she remembered in the mans face.
Discussion: This was an interesting read and I really liked the examples. The penny example came up in another book we read and I still couldn't remember the details of the penny.
Chapter 3: We Connect the Dots
Summary: The author discusses how aspects like color or price can change our memory or opinions of things even if they are actually the same.
Discussion: I found the wine story very amusing. Its interesting that he notes that people weren't just being snobby and that there is a real connection between price and perception.
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