Elon Musk Says to Be Aware of These 50 Cognitive Biases

so that you can be the best version of you

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Cognitive biases are biases that arise from the way we naturally process and interpret information. They are typically the result of our brains’ desire to simplify information processing. Recently, Elon Musk Tweeted that these 50 cognitive biases “should be taught at a young age”.

There are six types of cognitive biases and 50 common cognitive biases. Each cognitive bias can, and usually does, belong to multiple types. In this post we’ll go over six types of cognitive biases, these are:

• Memory Based Cognitive Bias
• Social Based Cognitive Bias
• Learning Based Cognitive Bias
• Belief Based Cognitive Bias
• Money Based Cognitive Bias
• Politically Based Cognitive Bias

Six Types of Cognitive Biases

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People may organize cognitive biases in many different ways, perhaps due to our cognitive biases. These are six broad categories that you can use as a starting point for organizing…