How to Deal with People Who Judge by Appearance: Turning the Representativeness Heuristic to Your Advantage

In an interview, ask a candidate who didn't make a good first impression another question. For a proposal with a plain design ...

Workplaces where people prioritize what comes to mind immediately: Situations created by the availability heuristic

The department manager said, "I feel like there are a lot of young employees leaving this year." Even when HR showed data ...
Forbes

Affect Heuristic: What It Is And How To Avoid It

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bryce Hoffman writes about leadership, strategy, and decision making. This article is more than 2 years old. Do you ever find ...
Psychology Today

The Availability Heuristic Is Always On

One of the stories that's making the rounds right now concerns Adam Orth, a (former) Creative Director at Microsoft who caused a ruckus by cramming his foot in his Twittermouth. He did so while ...
Psychology Today

Into the Heuristic Mind

Welcome to my new blog, called On Second Thought. I have borrowed both the name and the concept for this blog from my new book, the full title of which is On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind's ...