Cognitive Biases
5 evidence-labeled concepts on Cognitive Biases, drawn from the Shrink Atlas. Each concept is a short lesson: what it is, why it matters, how to work with it. Explore the list, or start with the one that fits your question today.
Curse of Knowledge
What you know so well becomes invisible, so you forget others don't share it.
Dunning-Kruger Effect
The skill you lack can be the same skill you would need to notice you lack it.
Illusory Correlation
A few memorable coincidences can convince us of a pattern that isn't there.
Overconfidence Effect
Our certainty runs ahead of our accuracy, especially on hard questions.
Survivorship Bias
When you only study the survivors, everything they did looks like the secret to success.
How this library is organized
Every concept in Cognitive Biases lives in one of six realms of the Shrink Atlas and carries an honest evidence label. This page is a navigation aid; the concept pages are where the lessons are. Follow one, or come back tomorrow for the daily concept.
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