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The Framing Effect. How a Single Word Changes Your Mind
A cognitive bias where people decide on options based on whether the options are presented with positive or negative connotations: the...
Aug 162 min read


The Anchoring Effect. Negotiate Your Salary Like an Expert
You received the job offer. For a moment, there is a rush of excitement and validation, but it vanishes the instant you see the number....
Aug 168 min read


The Narrative Fallacy. Why we Simplify a Complicated World
The human tendency to create stories to explain past events, oversimplifying causality and making them seem more predictable than they...
Aug 162 min read


How Business Pre-Mortem Planning can Solve Survivorship Bias
Your team is preparing to launch a new initiative. You have studied the market leaders, reverse-engineered their strategies, and built a...
Aug 166 min read


Confirmation Bias. Why are we so stubborn?
The universal human tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's...
Aug 162 min read


The Dunning-Kruger Effect. Confidence vs. Competence
A cognitive bias where people with low ability at a task tend to overestimate their ability. A teenager earns their driver's license....
Aug 162 min read


Falsifiability. How to tell if someone is lying to you
If a belief cannot be disproven by any conceivable evidence, it is not a scientific claim but an article of faith. Your friend claims a...
Aug 152 min read


Define Your Strengths and Weaknesses through Your Circle of Competence
In the 1990s, Harley-Davidson ––a brand synonymous with rugged individualism, powerful motorcycles, and the open road––made a strategic...
Aug 1511 min read
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