Life Kit How to counteract common thinking traps
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Sep 15, 2022 
Woo Kyung-Ahn, a psychology professor at Yale and author of 'Thinking 101,' dives deep into cognitive biases that often lead us astray. She explains how overconfidence can cloud our self-assessment, using a fun BTS dance exercise to illustrate the point. Ahn discusses the psychological impacts of loss aversion, revealing why we cling to decisions despite better options. She also offers strategies to escape cognitive traps, encouraging a broader perspective for personal growth. Finally, she emphasizes active engagement in overcoming biases.
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BTS Dance Clip Anecdote
- Woo-kyoung Ahn uses a BTS dance clip in her lectures to illustrate the fluency effect.
- Students watch the clip repeatedly, believing they can replicate the dance, but fail when attempting it without the video.
Impact of Cognitive Biases
- Cognitive biases, like believing false information, can have serious consequences.
- Knowing about these biases is a necessary first step, but not sufficient to prevent them.
Online Shopping and Loss Aversion
- Negativity bias explains why we overvalue negative information.
- For example, we keep online orders due to loss aversion, even if we don't like them.
