Cognitive Biases: Navigating the Influences on Decision-Making #shots #motivation #psychology

Cognitive biases: Cognitive biases are systematic patterns of thinking that can lead to deviations from rationality and objective judgment. Confirmation bias, for instance, is the tendency to favor information that confirms preexisting beliefs or hypotheses, while disregarding or downplaying conflicting evidence. Other common biases include the availability heuristic, anchoring bias, and the halo effect. Becoming aware of these biases can help individuals make more accurate and balanced decisions.