
Nuala Walsh
Behavioral scientist and author of Tune In: How to Make Smarter Decisions in a Noisy World, offering insights into decision-making biases.
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Jul 29, 2024 • 28min
7 cognitive biases that might ruin your life
Nuala Walsh, an author and speaker, delves into the fascinating world of cognitive biases that affect our daily lives. She reveals how crowd noise can skew decision-making, referencing a 2002 study on football referees. Nuala discusses the dangers of authority bias and the perils of blind compliance, illustrated by famous experiments. She also highlights how familiarity influences our beliefs through the mere exposure effect. Lastly, she emphasizes the importance of pausing for reflection to improve decision-making and counteract these biases.

Apr 3, 2025 • 28min
Nuala Walsh - author of Tune In: How to Make Smarter Decisions in a Noisy World
Nuala Walsh, a behavioral scientist and author of 'Tune In: How to Make Smarter Decisions in a Noisy World,' dives into the complex world of decision-making. She reveals how even the most successful individuals are prone to over 200 cognitive biases that cloud judgment. The discussion includes her innovative Perimeters Framework to mitigate decision risk and examines real-world examples, from politics to business. Walsh emphasizes the importance of slowing down decisions and combating emotions and fear for better outcomes.

Apr 27, 2024 • 1h 17min
Ep. 217: Nuala Walsh - On How to "Tune In" to Make Smarter Decisions in a Noisy World
Nuala Walsh, author of 'Tune In: How to Make Smarter Decisions in a Noisy World', discusses misjudgement 'traps', whistleblowing, regret, and solutions for making smarter decisions. Topics include ego, memory, power, identity, and 'deaf spots'. The conversation delves into recognizing biases, setting decision rules, and architecting decision-making environments for more effective and informed choices.