October 2014
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
4h 10m
English
book
Decide and Conquer: The Ultimate Guide for Improving Your Decision Making, Second Edition
by Stephen P. Robbins
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Part III: Common Biases and Errors That Most of Us Make (and How to Overcome Them)
Chapter 13 How Can You Be So Darn Sure About That? Coping with Overconfidence
Chapter 14 Never Do Today That Which You Can Do Tomorrow: The Inertia Bias
Chapter 15 I Want It, and I Want It NOW! The Immediate Gratification Bias
Chapter 16 Where You End Up Depends on Where You Start: The Anchoring Effect
Chapter 17 I’ll See It When I Believe It: The Selective Perception Bias
Chapter 18 I Hear What I Want to Hear: The Confirmation Bias
Chapter 19 Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full? The Framing Bias
Chapter 20 What Have You Done for Me Lately? The Availability Bias
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