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The False-Consensus Effect: Navigating the Pitfalls of Assumed Consensus in Decision-Making

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Post date June 11, 2023
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Introduction The False-Consensus Effect is a powerful mental model that explores how individuals tend to overestimate the extent to which others share their opinions, beliefs, and behaviors. This cognitive bias leads to the assumption of a false consensus, where individuals mistakenly believe that their own thoughts and actions are more widely held than they actually […]

Tags anchoring bias, Availability Heuristic, Cognitive Biases, confirmation bias, critical thinking, Decision-Making, diverse perspectives, egocentrism, empathy, False Consensus Effect, Objective Decision-Making

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The Curse of Knowledge: Unveiling the Pitfalls of Expertise in Decision-Making

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Post date June 9, 2023
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Introduction In the realm of decision-making, our expertise and knowledge can sometimes become a double-edged sword. The Curse of Knowledge is a mental model that highlights the difficulty experts face in communicating and understanding the perspective of novices due to the gap in knowledge. This blog post delves into the concept of the Curse of […]

Tags anchoring bias, Cognitive Biases, communication, Curse of Knowledge, Decision-Making, empathy, expertise, False Consensus Effect, feedback, Halo Effect, Inclusive Decision-Making., Knowledge Gap, Plain Language