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Decide and Conquer: The Ultimate Guide for Improving Your Decision Making, Second Edition
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Decide and Conquer: The Ultimate Guide for Improving Your Decision Making, Second Edition

by Stephen P. Robbins
October 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
224 pages
4h 10m
English
Pearson
Content preview from Decide and Conquer: The Ultimate Guide for Improving Your Decision Making, Second Edition

18. I Hear What I Want to Hear: The Confirmation Bias

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.

—J. H. Robinson

Mike Delaney is a fitness nut. Now 48 years old, he has been working out regularly since he was in his late teens. In a typical week, Mike will spend two hours a day, three days a week, lifting weights at his health club. In addition, he runs an average of 35 miles a week. He occasionally breaks up his routine with workouts on a stair climber or putting in an hour on a rowing machine.

In recent months, Mike has been plagued by a number of aches and pains—a lot more than usual. His knees ache, his Achilles’ tendons are sore, and his lower back is bothering him. He called his ...

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