by Kare Anderson | Aug 10, 2016 | Choice
We can all make wiser decisions by understanding these common mental traps we often fall into. 1. The Confirming-Evidence Trap This trap is the bias that leads us to seek out information to support our existing point of view while avoiding information that contradicts...
by Kare Anderson | Jul 6, 2015 | Book, Conflict, Connecting, decisionmaking
To support you on your path towards greater mental toughness, former Navy Seal and Rhodes Scholar and author of Resilience, Eric Greitens shared this with me: “If I sat down in your living room and placed a giant bag of jigsaw puzzle pieces on a table in front of you...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 8, 2012 | behavior, decisionmaking
1. Don’t Get Anchored Down How would you answer these two questions? 1. Is the population of Turkey greater than 35 million? 2. What’s your best estimate of Turkey’s population? Actually the sequence of the questions contaminates your answer. If you are like...
by Kare Anderson | Jan 10, 2009 | CrowdSource, Learning, Listening
As the thinking person’s magazine Atlantic decided to ask readers to Think Again. In seeking The Wisdom of the Crowds, they invite anyone to answer questions raised by their superlative writers. (Now that’s a smart way to start conversations about the magazine,...
