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“I See Stupid People…”

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“I see stupid people… they’re everywhere.” (apologies to Sixth Sense)

Of course, it’s not stupid people I see; what I experience is the outcome of stupid decision making.

Stupid decision making runs rampant.

Our minds set up many traps for us. Unless we’re aware of them, these traps can seriously hinder our ability to think rationally, leading us to bad reasoning and making stupid decisions. Features of our minds that are meant to help us may, eventually, get us into trouble.

Here are the first 5 of the most harmful of these traps and how to avoid each one of them. The second 5 are here.
Luciano Passuello, Litemind

10 learning traps exposed

The Anchoring Trap: Over-Relying on First Thought
The Status Quo Trap: Keeping on Keeping On
The Sunk Cost Trap: Protecting Earlier Choices
The Confirmation Trap: Seeing What You Want to See
The Incomplete Information Trap: Review Your Assumptions
The Conformity Trap: Everyone Else Is Doing It
The Illusion of Control Trap: Shooting In the Dark
The Coincidence Trap: We Suck at Probabilities
The Recall Trap: Not All Memories Are Created Equal
The Superiority Trap: The Average is Above Average

Spotting poor decisions is easy when an Easter egg purple powder room with bright yellow accents is the outcome. Recognizing when I’m caught up in a trap of my own making is trickier.

That’s what I need you for.