mind traps

“In driver’s training we were taught to identify our visual blind spots and eliminate them with the help of mirrors and sensors. In life (...) we need to learn to recognize our cognitive blind spots and revise our thinking accordingly”

from Think Again by Adam Grant

baja

In hindsight bias, people who know the outcome of a situation believe the outcome should have been easy to predict in advance.

Eliezer Yudkowsky • Rationality

hindsight bias

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My favorite bias is the “I’m not biased”25 bias, in which people believe they’re more objective than others. It turns out that smart people are more likely to fall into this trap.26

Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

Product framing often takes advantage of the brain’s tendencies to take shortcuts when estimating value Example: A steakhouse offers three steaks of escalating value. The brain will often assume the bottom one is too cheap and the top one is too expensive, ultimately taking the shortcut to the middle option.

framing effect

“If you can’t decide, pretend you’re deciding for a friend.” Solomon’s paradox is a robust finding that we're better at solving other people's problems than our own, because detachment yields objectivity. But research has found that viewing oneself in the 3rd person yields the same detachment and objectivity. So if... See more

the paradox of choice

We fall victim to the fat-cat syndrome,32 resting on our laurels instead of pressure-testing our beliefs.

Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

fat-cat syndrome

We are currently trapped in the illusion of growth. The belief that all businesses should grow indefinitely. To expand their business, profits, and workforce… Everything in nature is circular, so there’s nothing natural about this growth craze.

Angelos Arnis • Designing for the last earth

The rule of reframing can look different depending on what you're dealing with. But it always involves seeing a problem from a different angle, with the goal of breaking a cycle of harmful thoughts and behavior.

Justin Bariso • Emotionally Intelligent People Use the Rule of Reframing to Change Their Perspective, Think Differently, and Reduce Anxiety

reframing

It makes sense that constant comparison makes us unhappy. I think back to a study I read a few years ago. When passengers board an airplane and walk through first-class on their way to their seats, passengers are then more likely to engage in acts of air rage and aggression than when they board from the middle of the plane. Subtle reminders of our... See more

Eliezer Yudkowsky • Rationality

Heuristic - Wikipedia

Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

Angelos Arnis • Designing for the last earth

Justin Bariso • Emotionally Intelligent People Use the Rule of Reframing to Change Their Perspective, Think Differently, and Reduce Anxiety

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