Not long ago, Elon Musk retweeted 50 cognitive biases on Twitter, accompanied by a meaningful sentence: Should be taught to all at a young age. ）
Musk regrets that what no one taught him when he was young is the "50 cognitive biases" in the following long picture.
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It can be seen that as a brilliant person like Musk, he attaches great importance to the impact of cognition on a person. Only by truly understanding cognitive bias can we be a better and more objective self.
So, what is cognitive bias?
Cognitive bias refers to people making judgments about others based on phenomena or false information that they have performed, resulting in errors in judgment or the judgment itself is inconsistent with the true situation of the object of judgment. Cognitive bias can lead to perceptual distortion, inaccurate judgment, illogical interpretation, or a variety of results collectively referred to as "irrationality."
For example: "first impression"; "stereotype"; "halo effect" and so on.
Therefore, cognitive biases can sometimes lead to a series of "irrational" consequences.
Cognitive bias is the consciousness "trap" that everyone may step on in the workplace and life, and when your consciousness is deviated or distorted from reality, the results of things are often unexpected.
With the "50 cognitive biases" shared by Musk, let's take a look at how to use cognitive biases to help the workplace.
Here are a selection of 10 cognitive biases to talk about pit avoidance guidelines and workplace tips.
How to obtain the "50 Cognitive Biases" PDF source file in hd Chinese:
Step 1: Pay attention to the public account [Human Evolution];
Step 2: Reply to "Musk" in the background of the public account, you can get it for free.
-1- Basic attribution error
paraphrase:
We often define others in terms of personality or personality, but we use situational factors to help us exonerate ourselves.
Workplace Cases:
Sally was late for work – she was just lazy; you were late for work yourself – and the weather was bad in the morning.
-2- Selfish prejudices
Failure always has a reason, and success is all on your own.
You're rated as a great employee because you work hard and it's never help or luck, and your important email misses because you didn't sleep well last night.
-3- Anchoring effect
We rely heavily on the information we see at first sight when making decisions.
Workplace Application Cases:
If this colleague makes a good impression when they first meet, he can gain the trust of the other party quickly and influence the interpretation of his subsequent series of behaviors and performances.
-4- Status quo bias
paraphrase:
We tend to stay the same, and even a favorable change is considered a loss.
Although the terms of this app invade your privacy, you will not choose to use another app.
(Career development after the age of 35, is it to go to an innovative company or to maintain the status quo?) ）
-5- Trivial law (aka the bike shed effect)
People pay disproportionate attention to trivial issues while also avoiding complex problems.
The U.S. federal government spends a lot of time discussing bike lanes and bike sheds, rather than figuring out ways to help the homeless.
(Cognitive biases cause teams to often argue over trivial details and ignore complex issues; focus on easy-to-understand ideas and ignore important but hard-to-discuss ideas.) ）
-6- Halo effect
If you think someone has some positive traits, that positive impression spills over into his other traits. vice versa.
Professionals, please try to keep yourself in a sunny state of mind, and constantly emit optimistic messages, which will attract more good things to your side.
-7- Ben Franklin Effect
If we've already done someone else a favor, then we're more likely to help him another.
Greg borrowed a pen from Francis, and when Francis borrowed another $5 from Greg, Greg was happy to borrow it.
-8- Optimism bias
We are sometimes overly optimistic about good outcomes.
"Everything will get better!"
Professionals recommend staying optimistic while being cautious because optimism bias can be beneficial or risky.
-9- Pessimistic bias
We sometimes overestimate the probability of a bad outcome.
"Everything is not going to get better."
People in the workplace, please don't suffer from gains and losses.
-10- IKEA effect
People value what they are involved in creating.
"Wow, the product I helped design myself is very advanced (it may not be that advanced)!"
50 cognitive biases, have you been recruited? Or have you ever seen someone else behave like this?
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