Ego Blindspots: 9 Cognitive Biases to Avoid [Biases #1]

Build self-awareness and recognise the mind traps we easily fall into every day. We examine 9 different cognitive biases related to Ego and how we can spot them.

Learn:

When our ego serves us or sabotages us

Why we fall in love for the wrong reasons

How our bias to perceive ambiguity as hostility almost triggered a Nuclear war

From panicking over getting some ketchup on our trousers to explosive road rage, cognitive biases can give us an answer. Learning how to recognise our own biases can lead to a much calmer, kinder and more successful life.

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📕 Recommended Books These books are full of brilliant insights and mental models to help you become a more rational thinker. 🏎️ Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman - UK Book - US Book 🤪 Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely - UK Book - US Book 🧘‍♀️ The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli 🧠 Super Thinking by Gabriel Weinberg & Lauren McCain 🪐 The Skeptics Guide to the Universe by Dr. Steven Novella

Further Listening Enjoyed this episode? Check out the rest of the Cognitive Ciases series:

[YOU ARE HERE] - Ego Blindspots

Human Nature vs. Money: Battling Irrationality & Thinking Traps [May 19th]

Confirmation Bias and the 7 Sins of Lazy Thinking - [June 4th]

Reality Distortion and the 7 Illusions of Perception Impact Everyone - [June 18th]

Cognitive Rigidity and How Einstein Overcame the 5 Biases that Keep Us Stuck - [June 19th]

Thinking Fast and Slow: How to Make Better Decisions - [July 12th]

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Chapters 00:00 Spotlight Effect 02:25 Dunning Kruger Effect 04:41 Status Quo Bias 06:29 Curse of Knowledge 08:21 Cognitive Dissonance 10:34 The Halo Effect 14:07 Fundamental Attribution Error 16:13 Actor-Observer Bias 17:33 Self-Serving Bias 19:54 Hostile Attribution Bias 23:42 Note 1 - Don't blame other peoples behaviours 24:22 Note 2 - Don't get lost in our own world 27:21 Note 3 - These Biases exist for a reason 28:33 Note 4 - Don't get easily offended 29:14 Send Off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices