Anchoring Bias: The First Number Wins
The first number mentioned in a negotiation acts as an anchor. Just hearing a high number makes all subsequent numbers seem smaller.
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The first number mentioned in a negotiation acts as an anchor. Just hearing a high number makes all subsequent numbers seem smaller.
Believing is seeing. Psychological studies show that high expectations can actually improve performance in others. The mind shapes the world.
A form of psychological manipulation where a person plants seeds of doubt in a targeted individual, making them question their own memory or sanity.
Would you buy meat that is 90% lean or 10% fat? They are the same thing, but one sounds healthy and the other sounds gross. Context is everything.
Fighting reality causes suffering. Radical Acceptance is the practice of saying 'yes' to life as it is, without judgment.
Beneath my unconscious flows a vast ocean common to all humanity. The ontology and power of 'Archetypes' that appearing repeatedly in myths, dreams, and religions.