You overestimate the probability of something that you hear more often/remember easily. Eg. We think accidents kill more people than strokes…
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Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability. People who don't know much…
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We attribute the reason of our own(or of our friends) failures to the environment, but the failures of others(or our enemies) to their…
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Duration Neglect: We remember specific memory from an event rather than the total duration. Peak End Rule: We overemphasize what happens at…
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The unwanted habits or behaviors are triggered by a negative emotion that you want to get away from. The unwanted behavior is how you…
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We substitute the actual question with an easier to answer question. Eg. "Will this man be a good secretary" becomes "Does this man fit my…
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Summary of the [ Thinking Fast and Slow ] book. Does not cover the things mentioned in the other note. Heuristics Mental shortcuts to…
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Uncertainty comes from... Hidden Information Chance Our brain tend to make these mistakes... More prone to make false positive errors. We…
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Beliefs are bets on the future. If we think of our belief/decision as bets, we would be more open to challenge/change it, rather than be…
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Know the list of areas that you will generally be biased in(eg. I have a tendency to have a positive bias) - so that you can be more mindful…
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