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Cognitive Biases

Biases defined by history explain why we do what we do.

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Cognitive Biases

Bad Decisions: 5 Rules to Help You Avoid Terrible Choices

Bad decisions are the choices you don't want to make. In this article, I explain why you make terrible choices and give you 5 rules to avoid them.

Cognitive Biases

How to Avoid Damage from Your Biases - Write Your Decisions Down

Taking the time to write your decisions down can help you improve the way you make decisions. Find out why and how this matters here.

Cognitive Biases

Confirmation Bias - Can Awareness Help You Control Your Instincts?

Confirmation Bias is a cognitive bias that blights big decisions. Here, I seek to understand if awareness of this bias can help us control our instincts.

Cognitive Biases

The Lack of Awareness; the Fuel of Risk Our Biases Love to Exploit

A lack of awareness drives the fuel of risk our biases love to exploit. Here, I provide an example of the impact a lack of awareness brings.

Cognitive Biases

The Days We Have Left; Live Each One Like It’s Your Last

The days we have left is a reflection on my stepdads passing and why I've realised we should live every day like it's our last.

Cognitive Biases

Assumptions Need to be Challenged - It Will Help You Make Better Decisions

Assumptions need to be challenged - it will help you make better decisions. This theme of making better decisions is the essence of this post.

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Biases defined by history explain why we do what we do.

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