Cognitive biases

We display cognitive dissonance to protect our ego, but this can cause internal struggles that are hard to pinpoint. Here are 5 tips to overcome cognitive dissonance.

Avoiding self-serving bias is important if you want to grow and develop healthy relationships. Here are 5 tips and why this is so important, backed up by studies and examples.

The Barnum effect has you believe things that may sound good but won't help you accomplish anything. Here are 5 ways to overcome it, based on studies and examples.

The fundamental attribution error causes us to misjudge others, while putting ourselves on a pedestal. Needless to say, this keeps you from bonding with others. Here's how to avoid this!

The framing effect alters your decision making and could affect your mental health. Here are 5 tips to avoid the framing effect from having a negative impact on your life!

People will always tell you what to do, often with good intentions. Your gut reaction is to rebel and resist suggestions, and it's caused by the cognitive bias "reactance". Here's how it impacts your mental health, and how to overcome it!

The spotlight effect has you believe that everyone focuses on your imperfections. Here are 5 ways to overcome the spotlight effect and embrace an attitude of ¨so what¨!

The belief bias causes us to simply follow what we think we already know without ensuring our knowledge is factual. This limits our growth and stunts our self-awareness and perception. Here is how you can overcome the belief bias.

Groupthink is a bias that makes us lose our own voice to conform to the collective opinions of groups. Here are 5 ways to overcome groupthing!

The anchoring bias can impact our decisions by irrationally weighing pieces of information based on their timing. Here's how to avoid it!