We humans like belonging to groups. Often, we join them because we want to feel connected and wish to form alliances with individuals that we have something in common with. This isn’t only useful, but […] Read More
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As humans, being confident comes naturally to us; we all want to believe we are capable, intelligent, and knowledgeable individuals. Oftentimes, however, this tendency gives rise to overconfidence — overestimation of one’s own capabilities. In […] Read More
Circular reasoning, or circular argument, is a logical fallacy in which a person attempts to prove something using circular logic; they use the conclusion as evidence to show that the reasons for the very conclusion […] Read More
Charlie Munger — the billionaire investor and a business partner of Warren Buffett — gave a speech titled “The Psychology of Human Misjudgment” at Harvard University in June 1995. In it, he talks about the […] Read More
“A lot of success in life and business comes from knowing what you want to avoid; early death, a bad marriage, etc.” — Charlie Munger If you are looking for ways to improve your problem-solving […] Read More
You are probably familiar with the expression “thinking outside of the box”, as well as its meaning: To think in a creative, open-minded way to solve a problem. There is a psychological tendency that can […] Read More
Have you ever given thought to how much your choices — both large and small — are influenced by others around you? As with all of us, the answer is that probably more than you […] Read More
Middle ground is a common type of logical fallacy — meaning an error in reasoning that weakens the argument — whereby a person argues that the correct conclusion must lie somewhere between two opposing arguments. […] Read More
As humans, we all want our ideas and wishes of what should happen fulfilled. However, this can lead us to engage in something called wishful thinking — believing that something is true simply because we […] Read More
Have you ever lost an argument even though the evidence and logic were clearly on your side? If so, it is likely that your opponent was using logical fallacies – meaning errors in reasoning that […] Read More
