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Hi! It's me!

Hi guys! My name is Andrea, i am 26 and i live in Rome (Italy) since i was born.

I am graduated in Natural Sciences and i am actually studying Neurobiology , with the aim to reach the field of the Neuroeconomy.
My desire is to understand why people do what they do and the mecchanisms involved in the decision making processes. I see Neuroeconomy as a very interesting field in this storic period in which everything is sold to us and Economy seems to rule almost all aspects of our life.
But Economy is only one field in which the decision making process is involved: i am one of those thinking that understanding the way in which we make an economic decision could let us understand a sort of "general way" by which we make decisions in almost all the situations. These situations includes, for example, when i look at two beatiful girls at University but one of them, i don't know why, seems to attract me more than the other one, or when, during a election campaing, i decide to believe in what a particular candidate is telling me, neverminding that he said the same things during last campaing but nothing is changed.
My wish, and therefore my goal, is to use the informations that i will gather with the studing of Neuroeconomy and the ideas i will develop during the rest of my entire life to change the world in a way that i will think it will be better for me, for my sons and daughters, and for the majority of the persons.
It seems easy right!?

(You could ask: "but why are you telling us all these things?". I would answer: "It's #introduceyourself post! :)")

Now lets move to Steemit

What am i doing here?

I would like to use Steemit as a platform to share my own thoughts and to be inspired of your own ones. Every posts will be divide in a first part in English and in a second part in Italian. I think my account will be a "Multisdisciplinary Account", because my plan is to write about:

some BOOKS, in particular some sentences that primed me something that inspired an idea or deep thought. This sentences will be 99% from Italian books or Italian versions of foreigner books but i will try to give my better translation of them and\or a reference if possible. The aim is to share new thoughts that some books have brought to me. In certain cases i don't agree with the meaning or the idea itself of the paragraph but i could like the way in which the idea is exposed or argumented.
NEUROECONOMY and DECISION MAKING. Sometimes it will be a summary of several free lessons i attented or sometimes it will be an interesting theory i read in some books. The aim is to understand and explore the way in which in we make decisions.
POLITICAL\PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENTS. I don't have a particular background in these Subjects but i am a 26 years-old man in the Southern Europe and my friends and relatives describe me as smart dude, so i think we can argument nice conversations about the maximal systems of the Universe (are we sure there is only one? :O ).

What do i expect from me?

I expect that with my activity on Steemit i will improve the tools i have to understand the world and my ability in explaining my theory to people that are not faimiliar with my personality and my thought, as a close friend could be.

What do i expect from you?

I think that you can help me reach my aims be sharing your ideas and give me a feedback on mine. Don't be afraid to tell me "I think X is wrong beacuse of Y"! it's the soul of real debate!
But do not tell me "X is irremediately wrong. Stop." this add litterally nothing in the debate. Argument your thoughts, and you are allowed to tell me almost everything. Obviously i am allowed to keep thinking my way... :)

Well Steemians, here we are....let's start!

Ciao ragazzi! Mi chiamo Andrea, ho 26 anni e vivo a Roma da quando sono nato.

Sono laureato in Scienze Naturali e attualmente sto studiando Neurobiologia, con l'obiettivo di raggiungere il campo della Neuroeconomia.
Il mio desiderio è capire perché le persone fanno quello che fanno e i meccanismi coinvolti nei processi decisionali. Vedo la Neuroeconomia come un campo molto interessante in questo periodo storico in cui tutto ci viene venduto e l'economia sembra dominare quasi tutti gli aspetti della nostra vita.
Ma l'economia è solo uno dei camp in cui è coinvolto il processo decisionale: sono uno di quelli che pensa che comprendere il modo in cui prendiamo una decisione economica potrebbe farci capire una sorta di "modo generale" attraverso il quale prendiamo decisioni in quasi tutte le situazioni. Queste situazioni includono, per esempio, quando guardo due belle ragazze all'Università, ma una di esse, non so perché, sembra attrarmi più dell'altra, o quando, durante una campagna elettorale, decido di credere in quello che un particolare candidato mi sta dicendo, valutando il fatto che ha detto le stesse cose durante l'ultima campagna ma niente è mai cambiato.
Il mio desiderio, e quindi il mio obiettivo, è quello di utilizzare le informazioni che raccoglierò con lo studio della Neuroeconomia e le idee che svilupperò durante il resto della mia intera vita per cambiare il mondo in un modo che penserò essere meglio per me, per i miei figli e le mie figlie, e per la maggior parte delle persone.
Sembra facile no!?
https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeuLZNQneojcUzBzx9eGXnbRWJZ4hk7xKPhdRz14mCAVd/IMG_20170810_120124_1.jpg
(Potresti chiederti: "ma perché ci stai dicendo tutte queste cose?". Risponderei: "È un #introduceyourself post! :)")

Passando a Steemit...

Cosa sto facendo qui?

Mi piacerebbe usare Steemit come piattaforma per condividere i miei pensieri e per essere ispirato dai vostri. Ogni post sarà diviso in una prima parte in inglese e in una seconda parte in italiano. Penso che il mio account sarà un "Account multidisciplinare", perché la mia idea è di scrivere su:

alcuni LIBRI, in particolare alcune frasi che hanno ispirato un'idea o un pensiero profondo. Questa frase sarà il 99% delle volte da libri italiani o versioni italiane di libri stranieri, ma cercherò di dare la mia traduzione migliore di loro e\o un riferimento, se possibile. L'obiettivo è condividere nuovi pensieri che alcuni libri mi hanno portato. In certi casi non sarò d'accordo con il significato o l'idea stessa del paragrafo, ma mi piace il modo in cui l'idea è esposta o argomentata.
NEUROECONOMIA e DECISION MAKING. A volte sarà una sintesi di diverse lezioni che ho assistito o a volte sarà una teoria interessante che ho letto in alcuni libri. L'obiettivo è comprendere ed esplorare il modo in cui prendiamo decisioni.
ARGOMENTI POLITICI \ FILOSOFICI. Non ho uno specifico background in questi argomenti, ma io sono un uomo di 26 anni nell'Europa del Sud e i miei amici e parenti mi descrivono come un ragazzo intelligente, quindi penso che possiamo discutere discussioni piacevoli sui massimi sistemi dell'Universo (siamo sicuri che ce ne sia solo uno?: O).

Cosa mi aspetto da me?

Mi aspetto che con la mia attività su Steemit migliorerò gli strumenti per capire il mondo e la mia capacità di spiegare le mie teorie a persone che non sono familiari con la mia personalità e il mio pensiero, come potrebbe esserlo un amico intimo.

Cosa mi aspetto da voi?

Penso che voi possiate aiutarmi a raggiungere i miei obiettivi condividendo le vostre idee e dandomi un feedback sulle mie. Non abbiate paura di dirmi "Penso che X sia sbagliato per via di Y"! è l'anima del vero dibattito!
Ma non dirmi "X è irrimediabilmente sbagliato.Stop", questo non aggiunge nulla al dibattito: argomenta i tuoi pensieri e ti è permesso dirmi quasi tutto. Ovviamente potrò continuare a pensarla a modo mio ... :)

Beh Steemians, allora... iniziamo!

Replies (50)

Hello and welcome to Steemit! I have never heard of the phrase neuroeconomy. Have you read Adam Smith's "Human Action" book? That's basically the same concept.

People select the things most valuable to them at the time. Is it food or gold? I guess it depends on if you're starving, right?

Economics is about the choices, and consequences of them, as individuals. Everyone should be a student of economics too. The more you know, the more successful you'll be in life!

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Print it out in a font that is easily read, and then save it in a safe place. Then go into your Wallet, and from there click on Permissions. There you will find your other keys. Make sure to click the little buttons beside the appropriate ones to get the private keys. I would back those up as well.

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If you only have a limited amount of SP, it is best to use your bandwidth to engage others instead of authoring long and detailed posts. Once you have more SP in your account and more followers, you should author your own posts more. Never stop engaging other people through replies however. It is the best way to gain followers and build your network with quality people.

GINAbot will be explained below, and it is the best way to build your network and to find the content on Steemit that interests you most.

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Simply add the following Discord server:

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I have mine set to look for phrases like "residential security" and "private investigator" as two examples. Then I never miss out on content related to those topics. It also makes engaging in those conversations much easier, and that builds your follower base.

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Definitely keep a backup copy right before you post it too, for some people have come back the next day to see half or the entire post missing even though the day before it displayed correctly. Make sure you copy and backup your long replies as well, for they can vanish immediately after clicking to post them.

Sourcing and Adding Photos

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Click on the teal "selecting them" text.

Once the image is uploaded, you can copy and paste the link created into your account settings. You can also use the same process to add images to the block chain to use later. For example my template for this post includes links to images I uploaded long ago, and I never have to upload them again (unless I want to change them).

The coding for posts can also be overwhelming at first. It's very hard to show the coding in a post or reply on Steemit, so, here's a link to a Google document I made to help:

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https://steemian.info/signup-faq (This site is by @ drakos and has a ton of good information for new users to help them get started.)

https://steemd.com/ (This site is used to keep track of your voting power and other stats. You do not want to run out of voting power, and you only get so much per day. I keep my voting power around 80% for example. Also use it to look at the coding for other people's posts. If you see a formatting trick they use, you'll see the code for that trick within the post details on steemd.)

https://steem.makerwannabe.com/ (This site will tell you who follows you, who unfollows you, and who mutes you. It is great for meeting new people too. I regularly check it to see who has followed me and to see if I should follow them back.)

https://steem.chat/ (This site is the official chat webpage for Steemit. There are Discord channels too, but I usually stick to the official site. Come in to network and meet new friends. You can directly message people there too, so it makes it easier to communicate with your closest friends.)

http://steemtools.com/ (This site is a comprehensive list of valuable tools.)

Graphics, Badges, Signature Blocks, and Banners

There are many skilled and talented graphic artists on Steemit. One of them is a good friend, @ grow-pro. He designed my signature gif, badges, divider lines, business cards, and more. If you are looking for a graphic artist to help improve your posting images and formatting, he offers low cost services here on Steemit. Look him up!

Again, welcome! If you have any questions about getting started, look me up on the chat site or reply to this post.

Welcome to Steem, @thinkalot!