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The Zombie Guide to Surviving Bureaucracy
WorkLife with Adam Grant
The Bias Towards Addition
This chapter explores the bias towards addition in problem-solving, questioning why our instinct is to always think about adding to improve a situation. The chapter discusses various experiments that demonstrate people's inclination to add rather than subtract, and highlights the importance of considering subtraction as a valuable option.
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