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A panel discussion at the Sydney Writers' Festival explores decision-making processes, biases, and the impact of social media on our thinking. They discuss the role of awareness, unconscious decision-making, heuristics as mental shortcuts, biases in risk perception, and the influence of social media on thought processes and the spread of misinformation.
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- Our brains have developed a system that allows us to make quick and effortless decisions for routine tasks, while more significant decisions require deliberate attention.
- Understanding the limitations and biases of heuristics is essential to making more informed decisions.
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The Role of Conscious and Unconscious Decision-Making
We make decisions and judgments all the time, often without being fully aware of the process. According to Professor Maren Irish, our daily lives are filled with automatic decisions that happen beneath our conscious awareness. This is because our brains have developed a system that allows us to make quick and effortless decisions for routine tasks, while more significant decisions require deliberate attention. The balance between automatic and deliberative decision-making varies among individuals and contexts.
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