Cognitive biases are always waiting to trip up our very flawed human brains. Learn specific ways you can sharpen your decision-making skills and avoid bad choices.
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What is Survivorship Bias?
- September 24, 2020
- Posted by: Gel Baring
- Category: Red Goldfish -Elementor
No CommentsBad choices often come from taking advice and guidance from misguided people. Decision science researcher Graeme Newell shows you how a cognitive bias called “survivorship bias” can compel us to trust the advice of the wrong people.
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Pump Up Your Decision-Making Smarts
- September 24, 2020
- Posted by: Gel Baring
- Category: Red Goldfish -Elementor
Availability Bias makes us overvalue things we can easily remember. Learn how this pesky brain bias covertly warps your most important choices.
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How much risk do you tolerate in your life?
- September 23, 2020
- Posted by: Gel Baring
- Category: Red Goldfish -Elementor
More risk, means more potential gain, but also bigger losses. Learn how your brain calculates risk and how to avoid being overly cautious.
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Are You Too Risky or Too Safe?
- September 23, 2020
- Posted by: Gel Baring
- Category: Red Goldfish -Elementor
Tumultuous times like these tend to morph our risk behavior, either taking more risks or being overly cautious. Behavioral science researcher Graeme Newell shows how our brain makes important decisions when we experience risk.
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How Brain Scientists Helped Win WW2
- September 17, 2020
- Posted by: Gel Baring
- Category: Red Goldfish
Graeme Newell tells the remarkable story of how a young professor’s discovery drastically cut down on fatalities in the bombing raids over the perilous skies of Germany.
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What is the “Availability Heuristic?”
- September 17, 2020
- Posted by: Gel Baring
- Category: Red Goldfish -Elementor
The “Availability Heuristic” is our brain’s pesky tendency to overvalue things we can easily remember. Learn how this sneaky cognitive bias skews our decision-making process.
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Who is the Best Mentor for You?
- September 15, 2020
- Posted by: Gel Baring
- Category: Red Goldfish -Elementor
Picking a mentor to guide you takes skill and patience. Decision science researcher Graeme Newell shows you how a cognitive bias called “survivorship bias” can compel you to choose the wrong person.
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What is Bias for Action?
- September 15, 2020
- Posted by: Gel Baring
- Category: Red Goldfish -Elementor
After a setback, our very flawed human brain will often tempt us to immediately spring into action. It just feels better to DO SOMETHING, even if it’s the wrong thing to do. Many times, the best strategy is not to automatically act, but instead, to pause, assess and plan a smart next move.
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What is “Proportionality Bias?”
- September 15, 2020
- Posted by: Gel Baring
- Category: Red Goldfish -Elementor
Wonder how all those weird conspiracy theories get started? You can thank the cognitive bias called “proportionality bias.” Learn how ALL OF US distort reality when big events become hard to explain.
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When are We Most Vulnerable
to Impulsive Decisions?- September 15, 2020
- Posted by: Gel Baring
- Category: Red Goldfish -Elementor
Cognitive biases are always waiting to trip up our very flawed human brains. Learn specific ways you can sharpen your decision-making skills and avoid bad choices.
When are We Most Vulnerable
to Impulsive Decisions?
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