58. Recognizing Cognitive Bias: The Hidden Shortcuts in Our Minds

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August 13, 2025 • 32 mins

This episode covers eleven common cognitive biases, giving real-life examples and ideas for how to combat them. We talk about anchoring bias, effort bias, egocentric bias, hindsight bias, optimism and pessimism biases, recency bias, confirmation bias, present bias, scarcity bias, and urgency bias. For extra resources (like a printable PDF) to further your study, head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.com/wiserworldpocast. Sign up for my free email newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wiserworld.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Transcript for this episode. This episode is sponsored by Quince and K12 Powered Schools. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠quince.com/wiserworld⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to ⁠K12.com/WISERWORLD ⁠ to learn more about K-12 Powered Schools. ---- This podcast is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠ to learn about other fantastic history and education-centric shows that are created for curious, thoughtful people. Please contact ⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠ if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wiserworldpodcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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