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Consider your assumptions

Just because we know and understand the concept of conjunctive events bias, we are not automatically immune to it.

When we are planning, it is useful to run through our assumptions with this bias in mind. We should be more pessimistic about our plans and consider the worst-case scenario.

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How To Become a Better Decision-Maker

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