How to improve your thinking.
8 cognitive biases (outsmart these):
8 cognitive biases (outsmart these):
Fundamental Attribution Error
We judge everyone else on character but blame our shortcomings on the situation.
Example: If Jane is late for work, sheโs lazy. If youโre late for work, itโs because of traffic.
We judge everyone else on character but blame our shortcomings on the situation.
Example: If Jane is late for work, sheโs lazy. If youโre late for work, itโs because of traffic.
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Novices experience overconfidence due to quick progression on the learning curve.
While expertsโ confidence drops because they realize what they donโt yet know.
Paradoxically, the more you become an expert, the more you may feel like an imposter.
Novices experience overconfidence due to quick progression on the learning curve.
While expertsโ confidence drops because they realize what they donโt yet know.
Paradoxically, the more you become an expert, the more you may feel like an imposter.
Spotlight Effect
We think people are paying far more attention to us than they are.
Example: Josh is worried everyone at work will notice he needs new shoes.
We think people are paying far more attention to us than they are.
Example: Josh is worried everyone at work will notice he needs new shoes.
Curse of Knowledge
We believe that everyone knows the same things we do.
Example: Jane gets frustrated with her son for not understanding multiplication right away.
We believe that everyone knows the same things we do.
Example: Jane gets frustrated with her son for not understanding multiplication right away.
IKEA Effect
We tend to value things more when we have a part in their creation.
Example: โIsnโt this a beautiful coffee table? I put it together myself!โ
We tend to value things more when we have a part in their creation.
Example: โIsnโt this a beautiful coffee table? I put it together myself!โ
Availability Heuristic
We make snap judgments based on the most recent information.
Example: When an airline reports a crash, ticket sales go down until people forget about the incident.
We make snap judgments based on the most recent information.
Example: When an airline reports a crash, ticket sales go down until people forget about the incident.
Zeigarnik Effect
We tend to recall interrupted tasks more than completed ones.
Example: Despite earning perfect marks in his annual company review, Bill fixates on that one project he dropped the ball on and feels guilty every time he comes to work.
We tend to recall interrupted tasks more than completed ones.
Example: Despite earning perfect marks in his annual company review, Bill fixates on that one project he dropped the ball on and feels guilty every time he comes to work.
Law of Triviality
We spend inordinate amounts of time and effort on trivial issues while ignoring the ones that matter.
Example: The mayor devotes an entire committee to keeping the sidewalk clean but does nothing to help the homeless.
We spend inordinate amounts of time and effort on trivial issues while ignoring the ones that matter.
Example: The mayor devotes an entire committee to keeping the sidewalk clean but does nothing to help the homeless.
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