• Representativeness Heuristic: assumes that if something reminds us of something we know already, it is part of the same group.
• Availability Heuristic: The more something comes in front of us, the more likely we think it is.
• Anchori...

The problem with using this appears we rely too much on using our existing heuristic patterns without modifying them, because that can create a state of mental stagnation.

Mental operations are affected by mistakes such as cognitive biases, if we are not careful.

Instead of asking about their partner's thoughts and feelings, people sometimes decide that they "know" what their partners are thinking and feeling based only on faulty interpretations of their actions — and always assume it's negative!

It's important to keep in mind that we all come from ...