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We are so certain that people are biased in thinking they are certain of something. Also, the other ones, the ones saying things we don't agree with, are sayin
by cristianpascu 13y ago
We are so certain that people are biased in thinking they are certain of something.
Also, the other ones, the ones saying things we don't agree with, are saying that "just because [insert your favorite bias here]". We're the ones really cool and aware of mind traps.
- doorhammer 13y agoWhen I was still taking social psych courses, one of my favorite events would be after every lesson when half the class would say something like, "I know about new cognitive biases! I am now immune."
- StavrosK 13y agoMy favorite event is recognizing a cognitive bias in me. "Wait, this is rosy retrospection! Damn you, brain!"
- doorhammer 13y agoOf course, I was the only one that actually knew better.
- gertef 13y agoI love the smell of roses, but people say I always complain when I smell them...
- StavrosK 13y agoThe only way I can tell that I had a bad time in college is because, when I left, I said to myself "in a few years you're going to remember all the great times, but the majority wasn't that great". Lo and behold, five years later, I only remember the good times.