A Large Portion Of The Weekend Effects

We Are Often Confident Even When We Are Wrong, And An Objective Observer Is More Likely To Detect Our Errors Than We Are.

The Psychologist, Paul Rozin, An Expert On Disgust, Observed That A Single Cockroach Will Completely Wreck The Appeal Of A Bowl Of Cherries, But A Cherry Will Do Nothing At All For A Bowl Of Cockroaches.

Overconfidence Is A Powerful Source Of Illusions, Primarily Determined By The Quality And Coherence Of The Story That You Can Construct, Not By Its Validity.

When People Believe A Conclusion Is True, They Are Also Very Likely To Believe Arguments That Appear To Support It, Even When These Arguments Are Unsound.

To Better Avoid Errors, You Should Talk To People Who Disagree With You And You Should Talk To People Who Are Not In The Same Emotional Situation You Are.