We tend to assume most people are like us even when they aren't. This is the false consensus effect and here's why it happens and how to manage it. The post How the False Consensus Effect Messes with Your Predictions (And How to Manage It) appeared...

Why do we feel bad when we achieve our goals or destination? The arrival fallacy can tell us a lot and we can manage it. The post Why the Arrival Fallacy Stops You from Being Happy (And How to Avoid It) appeared first on Sketchy Ideas.

Your memory is less reliable than you think and the misinformation effect is a big reason for it. Here's how to limit its power. The post How the misinformation effect changes your memory of events (and how to limit it) appeared first on Sketchy Idea...

If you love success stories, survivor bias will make you think again, or at least more cautiously. The post What is Survivorship bias (and how to avoid it) appeared first on Sketchy Ideas.

Learning about a fake cognitive bias can actually teach you about a real bias. Here's my story. The post I accidentally researched a fake cognitive bias and ended up learning about a real one. appeared first on Sketchy Ideas.

People often say hindsight is 20/20 but it can actually blind us to the real truth of a situation. Here's why and how to avoid the effects. The post How hindsight can lead to worse insights (and how to avoid the hindsight bias) appeared first on Sket...

People often say hindsight is 20/20 but it can actually blind us to the real truth of a situation. Here's why and how to avoid the effects. The post How hindsight can lead to worse insights (and how to avoid the hindsight bias) appeared first on Lear...

According to one psychologist, confirmation bias may big the biggest impediment to human reasoning. So what is it, and how can you overcome it. The post Confirmation bias: One researcher called this the biggest limiter to our knowledge. appeared fir...

Many marketers know how powerful anchoring is to convince people to buy, but we can use anchoring to make better shopping decisions too. The post How marketers use the Anchoring cognitive bias against you, and how to use it in your favour. appeared...

What is Precrastination? Unlike procrastination when we put off tasks when we should just get them done, precrastination involves starting a task before the best moment. If that sounds unbelievable then consider the example from a study in … A group...