cognitive bias

What Is Projection Bias and How to Avoid It at Work

What Is Projection Bias and How to Avoid It at Work

What you believe is true and what is actually true may not be the same thing, and this can lead…

4 years ago

The Backfire Effect: Why Is It So Difficult for Us to Change Our Minds?

We all suffer from biases in our own thinking, but the backfire effect is one of the most counterintuitive. What…

4 years ago

3 Ways Freedom of Thought Is Being Compromised Today and What to Do

Luckily, the majority of us have free speech, but what about freedom of thought? Surely we own our thoughts? There…

4 years ago

How to Overcome Mental Blocks with These 3 Science-Backed Strategies

Mental blocks are stressful and sometimes painful things to experience and quite hard to overcome. When you have a mental…

4 years ago

Are You Living Inside an Echo Chamber? 9 Ways to Break Free

You may have heard there will be an election in the UK before Christmas. Now, don’t worry, this article is…

4 years ago

What Is Overgeneralization? How It’s Impairing Your Judgment and How to Stop It

Overgeneralization is a common way of thinking which is rarely referred to by its real name but is done by…

5 years ago

4 Signs of Toxic Positivity That Ruins Your Life and How to Avoid It

Toxic positivity is a fairly new phenomenon. It has appeared almost directly as a result of the “good life” social…

5 years ago

Hot-Cold Empathy Gap: the Hidden Root of Judgments and Misunderstandings

If you have a hard time understanding the actions of others, you may be suffering from the hot-cold empathy gap.…

5 years ago