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progressoid

(50,787 posts) Mon Oct 5, 2015, 11:48 PM Oct 2015

Infographic: 20 Cognitive Biases That Screw Up Your Decisions

http://scientificliteracymatters.com/2015/10/infographic-20-cognitive-biases/#imageclose-231

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Infographic: 20 Cognitive Biases That Screw Up Your Decisions (Original Post) progressoid Oct 2015 OP

Interesting, but I'd like to see an elaboration on #9. Scuba Oct 2015 #1

Could you elaborate on what you want to know about it? HuckleB Nov 2015 #4

I've never felt I had too much information when making a decision. More often, not enough. Scuba Nov 2015 #5

The problem might be the mass amount of bad information now available. HuckleB Nov 2015 #6

Our species is Psychologically Unstable Sir Edmund Nov 2015 #2

Recommended, and stealing to post in GD. HuckleB Nov 2015 #3

It should be pinned to the top of the forum! Crystalite Nov 2015 #7

Exactly. -eom- HuckleB Nov 2015 #8

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. Interesting, but I'd like to see an elaboration on #9.

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 06:56 AM

Oct 2015

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

4. Could you elaborate on what you want to know about it?

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 03:33 PM

Nov 2015

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

5. I've never felt I had too much information when making a decision. More often, not enough.

Reply to HuckleB (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 03:49 PM

Nov 2015

I am familiar with "paralysis by analysis" and also understand the very great value of "gut reactions", but having too much information never seemed like a problem.

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

6. The problem might be the mass amount of bad information now available.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 03:50 PM

Nov 2015

Sir Edmund

(42 posts)

2. Our species is Psychologically Unstable

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 03:40 AM

Nov 2015

That's why the Borg could never assimilate us!

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

3. Recommended, and stealing to post in GD.

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 11:57 AM

Nov 2015

Just because...

Crystalite

(164 posts)

7. It should be pinned to the top of the forum!

Reply to HuckleB (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 27, 2015, 10:39 PM

Nov 2015

I like it, and some of the people I argue with IRL hit almost all of those problems!

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

8. Exactly. -eom-

Reply to Crystalite (Reply #7)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 02:59 AM

Nov 2015

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