cognitive bias

How Cognitive Biases are Affecting Your Reality

We all have our own individual world views, and each of these views presents a new set of challenges. A very interesting new article from Visual Capitalist explores 24 of the top avenues of cognitive bias that affect our everyday lives.

While it’s nice to think that we go out into the world with clear heads and no faulty assumptions, this is not the reality we live in. Much like a house of mirrors distorts our reflection, our cognitive biases distort our perception of reality. Whether our assumptions concern with balance of justice in society, or how others perceive the way we present ourselves, each of us brings our assumptions to our individual world views. Read up on the top 24 biases so you can check them when they crop up in your everyday life.