Ego Blindspots: Common cognitive distortions of the self - [Cognitive Biases #2]

Ever caught yourself defending a dumb idea just to look smart? That's your ego controlling your brain. Cognitive biases and ego team up to screw your decisions daily. Picture this: confirmation bias has you cherry-picking facts that stroke your self-image, while ego whispers you're too smart for mistakes. Spot the traps like Dunning-Kruger (overestimating skill) or sunk cost fallacy (throwing good money after bad). Takehomes: Point at one bias daily: "Am I ignoring counter-evidence like a muscly Irishman blocking the door?" Test decisions: Can you drop it on your foot? If abstract, make it concrete now. Audit ego weekly: List three "wins" that were actually luck—kill the illusion. Hit play and arm yourself against yourself today. SPONSORS ??? NordStellar Security across your business 20% off: BLACKFRIDAY-20 (valid before 10th Dec) 10% off: GROWTHMINDSET-10 ????????nordstellar.com/growthmindset???????? NEW SHOW - ??????????????????????How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation?????????????????????? Learn about the evolving story of the human species and our ideas told in chronological order. Spotify - ???????????????????????????????????????????????https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT??????????????????????????????????????????????? Apple - ???????????????????????????????????????????????https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649??????????????????????????????????????????????? YouTube - ???????????????????????????????????????????????https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast??????????????????????????????????????????????? RSS feed - ???????????????????????????????????????????????https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8??????????????????????????????????????????????? --- UPGRADE to ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????Premium??????????????????????????????????????????????????????: ?? Ad-free listening ? Support the show ? Exclusive AMAs and bonus content ? Community Discord