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Hey, let’s brainstorm my solution

My boss announced we are meeting as a group to brainstorm our proposals on safely opening up our business. This was going to be great, we...

Change my mind

I told Joe that the mainstream media continues pushing biased narratives and lies by omission. I gave him irrefutable proof! Yet, how can...

Insights into Problem Solving

CRASH! There was an accident involving two cars. What were the major factors that caused the accident? What were the major issues that...

The end is nigh!

Breaking news, we are all going to die. We are told to trust the experts, they cannot possibly be wrong. Those doomsayers have either...

Mind-set, the mother of all biases

The Star Wars movies are the greatest series of movies of all time! You know immediately what I am talking about, right? Even if someone...

That's illogical isn't it?

If I ask, “How high can a hippopotamus fly?” Instantly your mind tells you that question makes no sense, right? We instantly know that...

We all are biased!

Often seen as being a negative trait, bias is actually a good thing in general and we would be dysfunctional without it. How would you...

More pitfalls of pattern recognition

Today’s culture is sensitive about racism and social justice. We can hardly escape from it. But how many of those events and situations...

Pattern Recognition

Have you ever walked into your house and realized something was wrong when your spouse did not greet you happily with a smile? Were you...

Advocacy

Advocacy is taking a position on an issue, marshaling supporting evidence, and defending that position against the arguments of those...

Focus

Reality is a chaotic kaleidoscope of sensations and details. We shift attention on various pieces while filtering through some of the...

But, but, but, that’s fake news!

Another glaring problematic proclivity in our thinking is the automatic desire to seek out and value evidence that supports our beliefs...

Let’s take a mental shortcut

We go about our day happily letting our unconscious mind handle routine functions. This normal and let’s our conscious mind rest for...

Hey! Don’t be so emotional!

Have you ever tried figuring out a problem when you are upset or stressed? How’d that go? Maybe you tried telling your spouse, “Honey,...

Human Reasoning Mistakes Part 2

This is Part 2 of the mistakes and traps of human reasoning in problem solving. Our intuition can lead us astray and cause focus on one...

Human Reasoning Mistakes Part 1

Have you considered that mistakes in decisions or judgments could be a result of faulty reasoning that could be avoided? In trying to...

Confidence of decision making

Have you ever agonized over a decision, mulling over the risks of each choice and the benefits? Do recall that feeling of uncertainty...

We are problem solvers

How many times have you been confronted with a problem or issue and feel compelled to solve it? How often have you been told that you...

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