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It makes us certain without a doubt that if the flipped coin lands a heads up five times consecutively, it will land as tails up the sixth time. The real odds still stand at 50-50 for each flip.
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Cognitive Biases are a collection of faulty and illogical ways of thinking which are hardwired in the brain, most of which we aren’t aware of.
The idea of cognitive biases was invented in the 1970s by two social scientists Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, with Kahneman winning the 200...
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It's a tendency to heavily weigh the moment which is closer to the present, as compared to something in the near or distant future.
Example: If you are offered a choice of $150 right now or $180 after 30 days, you would be more inclined to choose the money you are offe...
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It's our tendency to place importance on the first figure that we hear or see and tends to greatly affect our decisions, estimates or predictions.
Negotiators use this tactic and start with an extremely high or low number, anchoring the subsequent deal in their favour.
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Sunk-cost thinking makes us stick with a bad decision due the investments already made.
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This is one of the most common and dangerous ones, and is related to our beliefs. It leads us to ‘confirm’ what we already know, believe or suspect when any new piece of data comes in the light. If there is an alternate or conflicting piece of evidence, we tend to sideline, ignor...
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The odds are always fifty-fifty. But most of us anticipate better odds, or better luck, after a bad streak, as if now we are due for good luck.
This ‘Gambler’s Fallacy’ assumes that probability as a whole has memory, and if the coin is flipped ten times and shows ‘head...
If you think your luck is bad, and is getting worse as the years pass, you might feel depressed and pessimistic about life in general.
Instead of feeling that the universe is against you, try to feel this:
THE UNIVERSE OWES YOU!
Like a flipped coin that is sh...
You have probably came across situations where you said you should "flip a coin" or "roll the dice" in order to move forward.
This is a method of giving up conscious control for something "unpredictable."
Imagine that you had your eyes so sharp that you could guess w...
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