Biases are cognitively alluring
Biases exist because they speed up our thinking, but in many cases, that speed hurts us in the long term. As Kahneman characterized it, “The brain is a machine for jumping to conclusions.”
An incomplete list of biases: Overconfidence bias Expedience bias Experience bias [[ Similarity bias ]] Attribution bias
Q: Splitting?
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