Are you also into numismatics?! You're accepted!

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Well, I told you, you should have contacted this specialist right away!

In my forecast I described this scenario as possible. Unfortunately, that is what happened.

We try to remember what the situation actually looked like when we made the choice.

Halo effect. We believe that we value people as they deserve. But in reality, the more we like a person, the more positive qualities we will attribute to him.

I will choose this specialist, you can see from the argentina phone number lead photo that he is a professional!


This cognitive distortion is something to keep in mind when making life-changing decisions, such as in court or when applying for a job. We turn off emotions and try to evaluate specific actions, character traits, and skills.

The Curse of Knowledge. It is extremely difficult for a more informed person to put themselves in the shoes of uninformed people and assess a problem from their perspective. When communicating with others, we unconsciously assume that our interlocutors have sufficient knowledge to understand our explanations.

Why did you spend so much time writing this document? What's so difficult about it?

The interface of our application is intuitive and easy to master.

While accumulating knowledge, we try not to forget what it’s like to be a beginner.

Survivorship bias. We often draw conclusions based on the data available to us that describe only one side of a situation, although equally important information may be contained in the data we do not consider. A classic example of this trap is the example of dolphins, which are credited with extraordinary intelligence and kindness.

This belief is based on stories of drowning swimmers who were pushed to shore by dolphins. But we are deprived of the opportunity to hear the stories of those who were pushed in the other direction! Loud success stories or evaluating a product based on negative reviews are common examples of focusing on the known and ignoring the unknown, but existing.

- I'm just a pathetic loser! Ten dislikes under the post!

- How many people read it?

- Two hundred.

We consider all possible outcomes with equal care - both success stories and failure stories.

Availability heuristic. When we need to make a choice, assess the probability of a particular event, or select an argument to support a thesis, we rely on what is easier to remember or imagine: events that were actively covered in the media, loud statements by popular figures, products from commercials, a story with a friend that happened recently... It is the accessible examples that seem most likely to us, although in fact they are simply more accessible.

I'm afraid of flying on planes, I'd rather go by car, it's longer, but safer.

I'm going to take the exam with a new teacher, Vasya passed it with an "A"!

How to avoid this trap? Trust only the facts, study statistics, look for counterexamples. And then make a decision.

It is always useful to be aware of thinking traps and try to recognize them: both in everyday life and in your professional life. Tracking possible cognitive distortions is an integral part of critical thinking. But don’t fall into another trap – seeing traps everywhere!