Biases

We tend to focus on situations with a positive outcome and ignore the significance or magnitude of scenarios with the opposite outcome

We tend to overestimate the likelihood of positive events and underestimate the likelihood of negative events

We tend to have a hard time processing non-occurrences or recognizing when information is not present

We tend to remember incomplete or interrupted tasks better than completed ones

We tend to prefer options that eliminate risk entirely, even if the cost of doing so is higher than the potential losses from taking the risk

We tend to give greater weight to the opinions or recommendations of authority figures and experts

We tend to continue investing in endeavors that are not yielding a positive outcome to justify what has already been invested

We tend to underestimate the influence of our own bias, while overestimating the influence of bias in others

We tend to systematically distort or provide incomplete information to align outcomes with incentives

We tend to desire conformity over the ability to think critically and arrive at potentially contrarian viewpoints

We tend to overestimate the extent to which our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors are shared by others

We tend to have difficulty effectively communicating ideas when we have deep knowledge in a subject

We tend to accept arguments that align with our preexisting belief

We tend to widely accept a belief or idea as true due to its repetition, even when it's unsupported by evidence.

We tend to prefer the current state over change and are blind to our active decisions to keep the status quo

We tend to focus on things that are provocative over things that are mundane even if they are objectively irrelevant

We tend to discount opinions and ideas from people or groups that we see as antagonists, even if they are valid

We tend to build ideas from other ideas without being aware that an idea was influenced from another

We tend to overestimate tasks even when we have evidence from very similar tasks that suggest we are overestimating

We tend to act differently when being observed and an observer’s bias or expectation can influence those being observed

We tend to divide resources equally across options even if the options themselves are not necessarily equal

We tend to be more motivated by uncertain rewards than we are predetermined rewards

We tend to prefer things that are familiar to us over things that are new because repeated stimuli are easier to process

We tend feel twice as much pain from losses than we do pleasure from gains

We tend to see possible solutions through the lens of tools we already have

We tend to give preferential treatment to those we share some kind of camaraderie or incentive with

We tend to see correlation between independent variables when there isn’t

We tend to overestimate our ability to predict an outcome base on seemingly coherent data

We tend to value what we build more than something identical built by someone else

We tend to choose instant gratification over long-term rewards even if the outcome is better

We tend to look back at events that were unpredictable and think they were obvious

We tend to overestimate the potential success of tasks when they’re hard and underestimate when they’re easy

We tend to agree or disagree with information based on our personal opinion of the individual presenting it

We tend to not be creative with tools and limit their application to what they were originally designed for

We tend to make different decisions based on how information is presented to us

We tend to think we are more competent in areas where we have less knowledge and less competent where we have more knowledge

We tend to overvalue our own ideas and opinions by default making it difficult to see objectively better options

We tend to make lower quality decisions after having to make multiple sequential decisions

We tend to overvalue, and even double down on what we’ve ‘already done’ even when only the expected future value matters

We tend to avoid differences between our decisions/actions and our beliefs

We tend to have a difficult time making decisions when faced with many options

We tend to favor ‘good enough’ with most revertible decisions over optimizing for the best choice

We tend to find comfort in following other people’s ideas, beliefs, or actions over formulating our own

We tend to rely heavily on the first piece of information received when making decisions, even when that information is not necessarily relevant or accurate

We tend to prefer taking action over inaction or indecision, which can lead to impulsive decision-making and a tendency to overlook potential risks or negative consequences.

We tend to ignore prior probabilities and base decisions solely on specific information, leading to an overestimation of the likelihood of an event occurring

We tend to overestimate the likelihood of an event based on how easily one can recall similar instances or information

We tend to seek out and interpret information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses, while ignoring or discounting information that challenges them

We tend to avoid options or decisions that are associated with uncertainty or lack of clear information, in favor of those that are more straightforward or well-defined

We tend to spend a disproportionate amount of time and energy on relatively minor or inconsequential issues, while more important matters go overlooked