Understand Cognitive Biases
Knowing your brain's shortcuts helps you catch errors before they become costly mistakes.
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Example Prompt
Explain [COGNITIVE BIAS like confirmation bias, anchoring, or sunk cost fallacy] in depth. Cover the psychology behind it, evolutionary reasons it exists, experiments that demonstrated it, how it affects everyday decisions, and specific strategies to counteract it. Give me real examples from [DOMAIN like investing, relationships, or work].
Pro Tip
Ask for a situation where the bias actually serves you well to understand its purpose.
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