Cognitive bias

https://betterhumans.pub/cognitive-bias-cheat-sheet-55a472476b18

This article introduces cognitive bias. This is not a defect of our brain, this is a tool of our brain, useful in right contexts, harmful in others.

1. Information overload sucks, so we aggressively filter. Noise becomes signal.
2. Lack of meaning is confusing, so we fill in the gaps. Signal becomes a story.
3. Need to act fast lest we lose our chance, so we jump to conclusions. Stories become decisions.
4. This isn’t getting easier, so we try to remember the important bits. Decisions inform our mental models of the world.

Cognitive bias helps us internalize information and make decisions with limited brain computing power and information.