Cognitive Bias

All Eyes on Me?

2025-08-03

That creeping sense that all eyes are on you is called the Spotlight Effect — a mental trap wired deep into our brains.

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Why Smart People Still Miss Deadlines

2025-05-25

Why smart, motivated teams still stumble in execution — and how evolutionary wiring, Cognitive Biases, and organizational dynamics conspire to derail even the best-laid plans.

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Conformity Over Creativity: The Groupthink Trap

2025-05-04

Brainstorming promises creativity, but too often collapses into conformity. The roots lie in evolutionary instincts for harmony, hierarchy, and quick consensus—instincts mismatched with modern collaboration.

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Why Our Minds Hold On to Criticism

2025-04-20

A single critique can outweigh a flood of compliments. This isn’t weakness—it’s the survival logic of negativity bias still running in modern life.

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Why Loss Hurts Twice as Much as Gain Feels Good

2025-03-23

Your brain treats loss like danger, even when the stakes are trivial. That instinct once kept us alive; today it often keeps us stuck. Stepping beyond it isn’t about more willpower—it’s about seeing what lies on the other side of fear.

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