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The More We Look, The Less We See
There is a very strange, counter-intuitive reality of a scam situation discovered by the University of Exeter. In their study “The Psychology of Scams: Provoking and Committing Errors of Judgement’ (Crown Copyright), researchers found some unexpected results. One key finding…
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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Scammer?
A Thinking Bias There’s an interesting bias that impacts how successful scammers are in finding potential victims. Two psychologists, David Dunning and Justin Kruger, first discovered this bias. Subsequently, it was dubbed the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Essentially, this bias describes two…
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The Spectrum of Awareness
Have you ever felt completely trapped inside a stressful moment, unable to think clearly? That feeling is Immersion. Our last blog discussed this state and its opposite, Detachment. Immersion means being completely engrossed in the situation at hand. To be…
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When a Decision Must Be Made – 3 – The Scammer’s Dream: Why Rushing is Dangerous
Emotional decisions happen immediately. This response hijacks our careful thinking process, and we default to the seemingly obvious choice instead. However, remember the rule from our previous post: fast decisions mean low knowledge. Therefore, a rushed plan often leads to…
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When a Decision Must Be Made – 2 – The Freedom of Flexibility
In our last article, we established that waiting for perfect information before making a decision is a common form of procrastination. We learned that when a deadline exists, you must make the best decision you can with the information at…
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When a Decision Must Be Made
Stop Searching, Start Deciding When we discuss gathering information for a wiser decision, you must understand one thing: we do not mean to put off a decision that needs to be made. Waiting for perfection is a recipe for disaster.…
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Can You Escape the Emotional Trap?
The Key is Space As we discussed in our last article, we can all be hijacked by emotional responses that quickly override rational thought. Emotions surge up fast. If we blurt out a response or act immediately on an urge…
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The Emotional Trap
Our Single Story: Recalling the Foundation Our brains strive to create a single story whenever we encounter new information. We take the piece of the scenario presented to our senses and combine that with our own best guesses to fill…
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The Power to Change Your Mind
Why We ‘Stick to Our Guns’ Do you know someone who will not change their mind once they’ve stated their case? It’s a natural tendency to “stick to your guns,” especially if you have already voiced your opinion. Our brains…
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The Danger of Thinking Fast
Last week, we discussed the many potential causes behind any situation. We can’t know everything, so we make a best guess and then form a plan of action. Our personal diagnosis of a situation is just one possibility, after all.…
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