Cognitive Biases

March 2026

• Mar 8, 2026ConceptsCommon Decision Traps and How to Avoid ThemCommon traps include confirmation bias, sunk cost fallacy, analysis paralysis, and groupthink that lead to poor choices despite good intentions.23 MIN36.3k
• Mar 3, 2026ConceptsCognitive Biases Defined SimplyCognitive biases are systematic thinking errors affecting everyone. Your brain uses mental shortcuts for speed, but these create predictable mistakes.23 MIN3.0k

January 2026

• Jan 29, 2026ConceptsUnderstanding Cognitive Biases with ExamplesCognitive biases: confirmation bias seeking supporting evidence, anchoring to first numbers, availability bias valuing recent events, and sunk cost...24 MIN17.6k
• Jan 26, 2026ConceptsWhy Awareness Does Not Remove BiasKnowing about confirmation bias doesn't stop you from seeking confirming evidence. Awareness helps but doesn't eliminate automatic cognitive patterns.18 MIN25.7k
• Jan 24, 2026ConceptsWhy Smart People Make Bad DecisionsIntelligence doesn't prevent bias. Overconfidence makes smart people overestimate ability. Blind spots persist regardless of IQ.20 MIN33.3k

November 2025

• Nov 6, 2025Work SkillsReasoning Errors Explained: Common Logical Fallacies at WorkCommon reasoning errors: circular reasoning, false cause confusing correlation with causation, hasty generalizations from small samples.25 MIN46.1k

June 2025

• Jun 19, 2025ExplainersOrigins of Behavioral EconomicsBehavioral economics origins: Simon introduced bounded rationality in 1950s. Kahneman and Tversky revealed cognitive biases and heuristics in 1970s.43 MIN43.4k
• Jun 3, 2025ExplainersTranslating Behavioral Economics into Real DecisionsApply behavioral economics: recognize cognitive biases like anchoring and loss aversion, understand status quo bias, and design choices accounting...54 MIN41.6k

December 2023

• Dec 3, 2023ConceptsWhat Is Behavioral Economics? How Psychology Overturned the Rational ActorBehavioral economics combines psychology and economics to explain how people actually make decisions. This explainer covers prospect theory, loss aversion, nudge theory, cognitive biases, and why the rational actor model was wrong.18 MIN9.7k

November 2023

• Nov 17, 2023ConceptsKey Cognitive Biases and Their Impact on Decision MakingCognitive biases are systematic errors in reasoning identified by Kahneman, Tversky, and decades of research.14 MIN7.2k

December 2022

• Dec 5, 2022ConceptsThe Zero-Sum Fallacy: Understanding Competition and OutcomesZero-sum thinking assumes one person's gain requires another's loss. Learn when it's accurate, when it's a fallacy, and how fixed-pie bias poisons...16 MIN4.3k

November 2022

• Nov 26, 2022ConceptsWhat Is Behavioral Economics? Psychology and Decision-MakingBehavioral economics combines psychology and economics to explain how people actually make decisions.18 MIN3.5k

October 2022

• Oct 5, 2022ConceptsHow to Think Like a Scientist in Everyday LifeScientific thinking isn't just for labs. Learn how falsifiability, null hypothesis thinking, base rates, and pre-mortems can sharpen your decisions...19 MIN2.3k

July 2022

• Jul 24, 2022ConceptsWhat Is the Hot Hand Fallacy: When Streaks Are IllusionsThe hot hand fallacy describes the belief that a player on a streak is more likely to succeed again. But is it really a fallacy?19 MIN9.3k