Our memories can be easily altered by simple changes in wording or external suggestions. When watching the same traffic accident, people…

"Accept the truth from whatever source it comes." — Maimonides Quote Recently, I've caught myself unfairly dismissing certain opinions…

How you see a situation depends on what you are capable of doing in a situation. Book: How to Know a Person This explains why different…

We have two selves: the experiencing self and the remembering self. The self that remembers decides what makes us happy, not the self that…

Pain is not the unit for effort. If it hurts, maybe we are doing it wrong. Article: Pain is not the unit of Effort There seems to be a…

The opposite of knowledge is the illusion of knowledge. The opposite of you know something is you thought you know something, not you don't…

We make better decisions when we know we are making decisions. Therefore, the first step to improving decision-making is to be aware of the…

Cognitive Tunneling: When our brains abruptly shift from a relaxed state to high alert, we tend to focus too much on the most obvious…

Need for Cognitive Closure: How much do you prefer getting a clear and definitive answer to questions versus remaining uncertain or…

Kuleshov Effect: Viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation. Article…

Decoy Effect: When we are choosing between two options, introducing a third option can cause shifts in our preference between the first two…

People thinking others are "just stupid" indicates that they are avoiding thinking by jumping to conclusions. Article: Smart people don’t…

Solomon's Paradox: When helping ourselves make decisions, imagine helping a friend. Article: The 10 Best Ideas I Learned in 2022 We are…

Why is my bus always late? Inspection paradox: Averaging final results can be different than averaging individual responses. Article: The…

Poker teaches us that just because people are skillful in one domain doesn't mean they can transfer the skill to another. Podcast: Annie…

The desire to be right and the desire to have been right are two desires. The sooner we separate them, the better off we are. Book: The Web…

Be curious, not judgmental. Video: Ted Lasso: Be curious, not judgmental We tend to form our opinions quickly when seeing someone's behavior…

Cluttering Illusion: Our brains love to find meaning in short‐term trends and rush to conclusions. Avoid irrational small sample size bets…

Fading affect bias can improve the overall positivity of life but also reinforce maladaptive behavior. It makes heavy drinkers harder and…

Why do we forget bad feelings about memories faster? Fading affect bias (FAB). Article: Fading affect bias - Sketchplanations On my…

Illusion of explanatory depth (IOED): we believe we understand more about the world than we actually do. Article: The Illusion of…

Listen and Opinion Razors: Listen twice as much as we speak when encountering different perspectives and have opinions only after we can…

Hanlon's razor: never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. Article: Hanlon's razor Hanlon's razor is a…

"The empiricist thinks he believes only what he sees, but he is much better at believing than at seeing." - George Santayana Quote I learned…

Why did they do that? Three Attribution Traps: Fundamental Attribution Error, Actor-Observer Bias, and Self-Serving Bias Online Course…

Cheerleaders Effect: People look better when they are in groups Article: Cheerleader Effect: Why People Are More Beautiful in Groups The…