Little Happier: Am I Looking for My Wallet Where the Light Is Good, or Where I Dropped It?

Little Happier: Am I Looking for My Wallet Where the Light Is Good, or Where I Dropped It?

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

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Gretchen Rubin discusses the streetlight effect, a cognitive bias where people search only where it's easy, illustrated by a joke and her experience with a quiz.

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problem solving decision-making cognitive bias streetlight effect observational bias
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  • Gretchen Rubin
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Fecha de Publicación: 1 de mayo de 2023

Duración: 2 min

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An old joke illustrates an important truth: When we’re searching for a solution, it’s often tempting to look where we can see more clearly, rather than to look to look into obscurity—even if it’s mor…

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Little Happier: Am I Looking for My Wallet Where the Light Is Good, or Where I Dropped It?

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