The Better Show - SoundSage

We discuss how you can beat cognitive bias. Learn common biases and strategies for identifying and overcoming them.

Show Notes

4:52— What exactly is cognitive bias, what research led to the discovery of it, and why should we pay attention to it.
7:50— The different types of cognitive bias and how they affect our decisions in everyday life.
9:18— The parallels between how we establish unconscious biases and how we form habits.
11:25— Is it even possible to remove all cognitive bias and if we could would we even want to?
12:40— The summary of different biases as categorized by Buster Benson.
19:05— The problems caused by cognitive bias, including missed details, and incorrect conclusions.
20:18— Why humans are predisposed to see faces in inanimate objects.
22:27— March quizzes Ian and Darren about some common cognitive biases.
34:14— The Ben Franklin effect and how you can use it to strengthen your relationships.
36:28— The IKEA effect and how it affects many of the products you buy.
38:30— The Google effect and what it has to do with Darren’s ability to accurately spell words.
45:33— What cognitive bias has to do with one’s base level of happiness.
47:55— Tips for making better decisions to counteract cognitive bias.
50:20— Using decision making frameworks to counteract cognitive bias.
54:40— The value of making decisions slowly.

56:00— Ian, Darren, and March each pick one of the methods discussed in the show improve their individual decision making.

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