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As analytical thinkers, Westerners like to view the world with the models they have developed. There are sophisticated models in science and medicine, economy and social sciences. Good models should be robust, stand the test of time and be able to forecast future events fairly well.
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Yen, W. (2017). The Irrationality of Being Rational. In: From the Great Wall to Wall Street. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33008-2_6
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