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Explore Books, Authors and Common Highlights on Cognitive-bias

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Expertise is not a guarantee of accuracy.
People tend to be overconfident in their judgments.
Understanding cognitive biases is crucial for better decision-making.
We tend to overvalue what we have and undervalue what we don’t.

From Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely

The law of small numbers is a form of overconfidence.
Anchoring effects are strong and persistent.
We often rely on mental shortcuts, which can lead us astray.

From Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely

Anchoring effects are pervasive and powerful.
Cognitive biases are the mind's way of shortcutting reasoning, often leading to errors.
We often think we are more rational than we actually are.

From The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

Understanding cognitive biases is crucial for improving the quality of analysis.