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Mental shortcuts

Mental shortcuts

Ever bought the highest reviewed product on Amazon without thinking twice?

You subconsciously bought into using a mental shortcut

More people recommend a product, and it makes it easier for us to make a decision.

This works best for onboarding new users.

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  • Mental Shortcuts
  • Similarity persuades the best
  • Role-modelling behaviour

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Role-models lead the way

Role-models lead the way

Who are role models? People who have an emotional impact into how we function.

This emotional impact is stronger than similarity, as these are people we either want to learn from or aspire to be.

Such people can directly influence opinions and behavior, especially when they're vested ...

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Our drive to be affirmed by others

Our drive to be affirmed by others

We copy behaviors, just so that we fit in. This is even more so in unfamiliar situations.

Decisions that seem 'Correct' are dictated by others, especially when they're role models or similar to us

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Persuade through similarity

Persuade through similarity

Buying a product a close friend is a no-brainer most times. It's said that word-of-mouth is the strongest way to grow.

Why is this so?

One such factor is that we as humans are ingrained to place the most importance to similarity.

We're most influenced by people who we th...

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Heuristics: Mental Shortcuts

Heuristics: Mental Shortcuts

In our daily lives, we do not have the time, knowledge or skills to make the perfect decision/choice every time, and it may be too exhausting and time-consuming to make really big decisions in a perfect way all the time. This makes us use mental shortcuts, or heuristics ...

“Stack” Your Habits

The best way to turn a behavior into a habit is to use a trigger to remind yourself to do it. Your trigger needs to be something you always do anyway. Anything you already do without thinking works.

As you build new habits, you create new triggers for yourself and stack a new habit onto it....

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  2. Focus on the quality of information you’re getting, not the quantity.
  3. Set a time limit for yourself, and ensure you’re not usi...

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