Human Nature Vs. Money: Battling Irrationality & Thinking Traps [#2 Cognitive Biases]

Manipulation tactics that work - Irrational behaviours that don't - Prediction Fallacies we fall for. In this episode, we dive further into our series on cognitive biases and how they cloud our judgment. Studying applied psychology we can learn how we get manipulated by companies and start to protect ourselves from our own irrationality. Take homes:

How to protect ourselves against pricing tactics

Reduce irrational decisions

Build awareness of the truth

Reduce unpleasant surprises

Make better investments

Further reading:

Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman - UK Book - US Book

Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely - UK Book - US Book

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

Ego Blindspots: 9 Cognitive Biases to Avoid - [May 7th]

[YOU ARE HERE] - Human Nature vs. Money

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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Discussed links

Trump given 1% chance of Nominate - 2015 report

Forbes - Any Monkey Can Beat the Market

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Chapters 00:00 SECTION - Framing effects 00:01 #1 Anchoring Bias 02:54 The Opposite Strategy 04:59 #2 Framing Effect 08:06 #3 Decoy Effect 10:45 SECTION - Irrational 10:47 #4 Gambler's Fallacy 16:45 #5 Sunk Cost Fallacy 19:21 SECTION - Bad Prediction Flaws 19:55 #6 Overconfidence Bias 21:30 #7 Information Bias 25:34 Send Off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices