I'll list the eight mistakes below, but you'll have to read this to find out how to avoid them.
1. WE SURROUND OURSELVES WITH INFORMATION THAT MATCHES OUR BELIEFS.
2. WE BELIEVE IN THE “SWIMMER’S BODY” ILLUSION.
3. WE WORRY ABOUT THINGS WE’VE ALREADY LOST.
4. WE INCORRECTLY PREDICT ODDS.
5. WE RATIONALIZE PURCHASES WE DON’T WANT.
6. WE MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON THE ANCHORING EFFECT.
7. WE BELIEVE OUR MEMORIES MORE THAN FACTS.
8. WE PAY MORE ATTENTION TO STEREOTYPES THAN WE THINK WE DO.
I have been guilty of all of those things, although I had to read what the anchoring effect was.
