Ego Blindspots: 9 Cognitive Biases (common thinking errors) to Avoid

Build self-awareness and recognise the mind traps we easily fall into every day. We examine 9 different cognitive biases related to Ego and how we can spot them. Learn: When our ego serves us or sabotages us Why we fall in love for the wrong reasons How our bias to perceive ambiguity as hostility almost triggered a Nuclear war From panicking over getting some ketchup on our trousers to explosive road rage, cognitive biases can give us an answer. Learning how to recognise our own biases can lead to a much calmer, kinder and more successful life. Enjoy the episode Advert - Cozy Earth Luxury Bamboo sheets and Loungeware that become softer the more you use them. 35% off code 'GROWTH' - CozyEarth.com 📕 Recommended Books These books are full of brilliant insights and mental models to help you become a more rational thinker. 🏎️ Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 🧘‍♀️ The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli 🧠 Super Thinking by Gabriel Weinberg & Lauren McCain 🪐 The Skeptics Guide to the Universe by Dr. Steven Novella Growth Mindset pod Sam Webster Harris explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create. Watch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset) Mail - GrowthMindsetPodcast(at)gmail.com Insta - SamJam.zen Chapters 00:00 Spotlight Effect 02:25 Dunning Kruger Effect 04:41 Status Quo Bias 06:29 Curse of Knowledge 08:21 Cognitive Dissonance 10:34 The Halo Effect 14:07 Fundamental Attribution Error 16:13 Actor-Observer Bias 17:33 Self-Serving Bias 19:54 Hostile Attribution Bias 23:42 Note 1 - Don't blame other peoples behaviours 24:22 Note 2 - Don't get lost in our own world 27:21 Note 3 - These Biases exist for a reason 28:33 Note 4 - Don't get easily offended 29:14 Send Off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices