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Habits & Productivity
Repetition and Truth: Understanding Illusory Truth Effect
We have touched on many cognitive biases in Optimistic Learner; Implicit Bias, Confirmation Bias, Optimism Bias, and Ingroup Bias. These…
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Beliefs & Values
Implicit Bias: How do You Fight What You Don’t Know is There?
One of the most consistently read articles on this site was published two years ago. It is our piece on…
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Beliefs & Values
Rethinking the Argument: How to Change Minds, Transform and Grow
Keeping an open mind, challenging perspectives, and changing beliefs Have you ever had your mind changed on an issue? Or…
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Beliefs & Values
Confirmation Bias: The Mind’s Reinforcement of Preexisting Beliefs and Some Suggestions for Controlling it
In his book, The Art of Thinking Clearly, author and businessman Rolf Dobelli defines Confirmation Bias as “the tendency to…
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Growth & Development
Half Full: The Development, Problems, and Purpose of Optimism Bias
Humans are a remarkably successful species. What motivates us? What is it that moved us out of caves and beyond…
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Habits & Productivity
You’re So Irrational and That’s ok!
We like to think of ourselves as rational creatures overall. We want to believe our opinions and choices come from…
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