151 notes tagged with "psychology"

Availability Heuristic

You overestimate the probability of something that you hear more often/remember easily. Eg. We think accidents kill more people than strokes…

Tagged with: #permanent-notes, #cognitive-bias, #meta-cognition, #psychology

Published on 2 years ago

5 Moral Foundations

Care / Harm - came from caring for children Fairness / Cheating - came from the need for sharing the fruits of cooperation without getting…

Tagged with: #permanent-notes, #morality, #psychology, #society

Published on 2 years ago

Behaviour Change - Make the Action Easy

Law 3 of Behavior Change in [ Atomic Habits ]. The number of time you do the behavior you want to build is MORE important than the total…

Tagged with: #permanent-notes, #habit, #behavior, #psychology, #productivity

Published on a year ago

Behaviour Change - Make the craving attractive

Law 2 of Behavior Change in [ Atomic Habits ]. Habits are a dopamine based feedback loop. When dopamine levels rise our motivation to act…

Tagged with: #permanent-notes, #habit, #behavior, #psychology, #productivity

Published on a year ago

Belief Threshold

People tend to accept ideas that a threshold percentage of their friends also subscribe to. This can be manipulated by creating a [ Majority…

Tagged with: #society, #psychology, #permanent-notes

Published on 3 years ago

Binary Framing

People rethink less when an issue is presented as black and white. But many activism movements tend to employ a binary framing. You are…

Tagged with: #permanent-notes, #meta-cognition, #persuasion, #psychology

Published on 2 years ago

Behaviour Change - Make the Reward Satisfying

Law 4 of Behavior Change in [ Atomic Habits ]. The Cardinal Rule of Behavior Change: What is immediately rewarded is repeated. What is…

Tagged with: #permanent-notes, #habit, #behavior, #psychology, #productivity

Published on a year ago

Bonding amoung Men

Men bond with other men by a couple of methods... 'Banter': making fun, teasing etc. Shared activities: Watching a game, playing games, etc…

Tagged with: #permanent-notes, #society, #gender, #behavior, #psychology, #relationship

Published on a year ago

Brain Changes in Addiction

Sensitization : Hyper reactivity to addiction related cues. Greater wanting but less liking Desensitization : Number pleasure response…

Tagged with: #addiction, #psychology

Published on 3 years ago

Behaviour Change - Make Cues Obvious

Law 1 of Behavior Change in [ Atomic Habits ]. To change a behavior, you must know it well. Know the cues, rewards, reason for the behavior…

Tagged with: #permanent-notes, #habit, #behavior, #psychology, #productivity

Published on a year ago

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