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The Decision Matrix: Prioritizing decisions by their impact
How to use consequentiality and reversibility to improve decision-making.
Maximize your productivity using the Eisenhower Matrix
Find out how to eliminate non-essential tasks and focus on what matters.
WYSIATI bias: What You See Is All There Is
We tend to base judgements and decisions solely on the information available.
The power of incentives and their effects
An incentive motivates people to perform behaviour that they would not do without that incentive.
The peak-end rule: The remembering self trumps the experiencing self
We tend to judge past experiences mainly based on how we felt at the emotional peak and the end.
The sunk cost fallacy: Breaking free from the grip of irrecoverable past investments
We tend to let irrecoverable past investments influence our decisions, resulting in suboptimal outcomes.
Truth bias: The dangers of uncritically taking information at face value
We tend to assume that others are telling the truth unless we have reason to doubt them.
Influence: The seven principles of persuasion
Understanding the power of persuasion principles and techniques.
The unity principle: Harnessing the power of our tribal instincts
We tend to favour those we consider to be one of us.
The consistency principle: Why you should be cautious agreeing to small requests
We tend to behave consistently with what we have said or done before.
The scarcity principle: Limited availability increases perceived value
We tend to assign more value to things that are perceived as scarce.
The fundamental attribution error: Underestimating the power of circumstances
When explaining the behaviour of others, we tend to overestimate the role of personality traits and underestimate the role of environmental influences.
Present bias: The present self trumps the future self
We tend to prefer immediate rewards at the expense of future rewards.
The authority principle: The dangers of blindly trusting authority figures
We tend to comply with requests from people in positions of authority.
The social proof principle: The influence of others on our choices
We tend to look at the actions or beliefs of others to determine what is appropriate.
The liking principle: Increasing influence through likeability
We tend to be more easily persuaded by people we like.
The reciprocity principle: Understanding the power of gifts and favours
We have a strong tendency to feel obligated to reciprocate favours received.
The contrast principle: Comparative orders magnify perceived differences
Our perception of things is significantly influenced by the context in which they are presented.
Biases: why you are not as rational as you like to think
Because of our cognitive biases we tend to make systematic errors in our thinking.