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Categorization

Colin Wright
Mar 31, 2022
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Brain Lenses
Categorization
There are many theories about why humans are such assiduous categorizers of things. Some posit it's a consequence of how our brains work: we tend to look for shortcuts—for heuristics—we can use when processing our environments (especially unfamiliar things in our environments) which reduces cognitive load, in turn reducing the amount of energy we expend …
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