The 5 Cognitive Biases Destroying Your Productivity (And How to Beat Them) (TPS609)

About this episode

This episode explores cognitive biases that hinder productivity and offers strategies to overcome them.

Hidden cognitive biases quietly sabotage your productivity every day, from the planning fallacy that ruins your schedule to decision fatigue that drains your willpower. In this episode, we explore the psychology behind these mental shortcuts and provide practical systems to beat them. Learn how to recognize traps like anchoring and confirmation bias, and discover simple […]

Topics covered

• cognitive biases
• productivity
• psychology
• decision making
• self-improvement
• mental shortcuts

Keywords

• cognitive biases
• productivity
• planning fallacy
• decision fatigue
• anchoring
• confirmation bias
• mental shortcuts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Asian Efficiency

Books & works: The Productivity Show

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