8 Cognitive Biases That Hurt Your Decisions at Work

About this episode

The episode discusses eight cognitive biases that negatively impact decision-making in the workplace.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/8-cognitive-biases-that-hurt-your-decisions-at-work . A lot of these mistakes could have been avoided if only I had learnt how to think better—catch my cognitive biases, question myself and not jump to conclusions. Check more stories related to science at: https://hackernoon.com/c/science . You can also check exclusive content about #cognitive-bias , #cognitive-science , #mental-models , #engineering-leadership , #effective-leadership , #professional-development , #career-advice , #types-of-cognitive-biases , and more. This story was written by: @vinitabansal . Learn more about this writer by checking @vinitabansal's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . A lot of these mistakes could have been avoided if only I had learnt how to think better—catch my cognitive biases, question myself and not jump to conclusions.

Topics covered

• cognitive biases
• decision making
• professional development
• mental models
• leadership

Keywords

• cognitive bias
• decision making
• workplace mistakes
• thinking better
• career advice

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