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December 2021

What Is Confirmation Bias?
Confirmation bias is a tendency to consider information that confirms what you already believe and that doesn’t challenge it. The American Psychological…
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What Is a Valid Argument?
Do you ever listen to someone’s argument and think that it makes sense, and all the ideas are connected, but you don’t know why? Well-crafted arguments…
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Saying “I Don’t Know” is Hard
As a kid, I had a reputation for being a math whiz. Whatever problem the teacher put on the blackboard, I already knew how to solve it. I aced Geometry…
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November 2021

Thinking Is a Skill
I had just turned 40, and for the very first time I heard the expression, “Thinking is a skill.”
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Circular Reasoning: We All Saw Our Parents Doing This
Did you ever have a conversation with your parents like this:
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September 2021

What Is an Argument?
Do you ever feel like someone’s argument is wrong, but you can’t say exactly why? Maybe you don’t know how to formulate counter-arguments. Maybe you…
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Cognitive Biases and Fallacies: Definition, Examples & Differences
Suppose your plane crashed in the middle of nowhere with you and a dozen other survivors. You have three options:
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​​Cognitive Bias: A Feature, Not a Bug
Sometimes people think something is a design flaw, but it’s really a design feature.
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August 2021

4 Steps to Manage Cognitive Biases
People always said I was a calm guy. I never got angry or raised my voice. But it all changed when my daughter turned 3.
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How Preconceived Notions Hijack Your Mind
I had a near-death experience. I was on a train to meet some friends outside Paris. People were getting on and off at various stops, and eventually…
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July 2021

Understanding Cognitive Bias
We all crave sugar.
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