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The Hidden Lives of Quiet People
An apocryphal story in three scenes
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Wishful Thinking: Why We Believe What We Want to Believe
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What’s the #1 Cognitive Bias That Derails Investors? (With Barry Ritholtz)
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The Sunk Cost Fallacy and How It Influences Our Decisions
Jan 11, 2024
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The Fields Medal Winner Who Thought He Was a Slow Learner
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Why We Think Only Others Get It Wrong
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The Motte and Bailey Fallacy
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What if Kurt Vonnegut Had Done “Shapes of Thinking” Instead
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Nov 4, 2025
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What’s the #1 Cognitive Bias That Derails Investors? (With Barry Ritholtz)
Guest: Barry Ritholtz / Video + Transcript + Summary (28 mins)
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The Endowment Effect: Owning Something Makes It More Valuable?
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Sep 18, 2025
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Self-Fulfilling Prophecies: Our Invisible Sidekick
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Aug 21, 2025
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Why We Think Only Others Get It Wrong
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Jul 10, 2025
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Pithiness
The shortest letter, paper, ad, story, issue
Jun 19, 2025
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Dark Patterns: How Deceptive Design Tricks Us
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