Psychology
What Is Cognitive Bias? Ten Mental Shortcuts Worth Knowing
The mind takes shortcuts to cope with a complicated world. Most of the time they help — and sometimes they systematically mislead us.
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The mind takes shortcuts to cope with a complicated world. Most of the time they help — and sometimes they systematically mislead us.
Worry time is a simple technique: postpone worries to a short daily window. Here's how to try it, what to write down, and what to do when worries won't wait.