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The Cognitive Biases Tricking Your Brain

By Ben Yagoda — 2018

Science suggests we’re hardwired to delude ourselves. Can we do anything about it?

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Can We Rely on Our Intuition?

As the world becomes more complex, making decisions becomes harder. Is it best to depend on careful analysis or to trust your gut?

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Laura Kutsch
2019
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The 7 Worst Habits for Your Brain

Bad choices and everyday missteps could harm your cognition. Here’s how to combat several of them.

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Nicole Pajer
2021
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Meditation for Self-Mastery

Through the practice of meditation, there are certain changes that happen in the mind. One of the most important changes is that you become master of your mind.

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Sri Swami Satchidananda
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11 Steps to Improve Your Decision Making

Success stems from an accumulation of wise choices. But consistently making good decisions and sound judgments in a frenetic world is challenging. These 11 entrepreneurs and members of The Oracles share their steps to improve your decision making today.

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The Oracles
2017
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Decision-Making

Understanding strategies such as maximizing vs. satisficing, fast versus slow thinking, and factors such as risk tolerance and choice overload, can lead to better outcomes.

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Psychology Today
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How to Make Decisions: A Model for Making the Best Possible Choices

In this article and video, we explore a seven-step approach for improving the quality of your decision making, and for boosting your chances of a successful outcome.

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Mind Tools Content Team
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The Art of Decision-Making

Your life choices aren’t just about what you want to do; they’re about who you want to be.

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Joshua Rothman
2019
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Wim Hof: The Man and the Method

Your breathing rate and pattern is a process within the autonomic nervous system that you can control to some extent to achieve different results.

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Emily Cronkleton
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How Gender Differences Make Decision-Making Difficult

Why does trouble come running as soon as two people, and especially folks of different genders, try to solve problems together? Male plus female plus a decision to be made invites a high potential for arguments.

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Ekua Hagan
2012
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Buried by Bad Decisions

Our brains are hard-wired to make poor choices about harm prevention in today's world. But we can fight it.

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Daniel Gilbert
2011
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Cognition