Motivated Reasoning (Annie Duke)

05/06/20 • 1 min

1 Listener

Motivated reasoning is a circular information processing pattern where we notice and seek out evidence that confirms our beliefs and we rarely challenge the validity of that confirming evidence. On top of that we ignore or work hard to actively discredit information contradicting our belief. In motivated reasoning, we are stuck in a loop where we never learn or become more accurate in our thinking. This concept is from the book “Thinking in Bets” by Annie Duke, an American professional poker player, author, and decision strategist. She holds a World Series of Poker gold bracelet from 2004 and used to be the leading money winner among women in WSOP history. Our internet experience, especially on social media, encourages motivated reasoning (and it's not a good thing).

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Brave Browser and Your Privacy

Try Brave browser for more secure browsing: brave.com. This is not sponsored in any way. I just like Brave. They also have a blockchain based ad payments platform (BAT) with tokens to reward quality content.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next Episode

What Noise Level Harms Productivity

Noise is a secret killer of performance. A mere 10db noise increase (e.g. going from a dishwasher to a vacuum cleaner) drops productivity by 5%. But most people don't notice because it impacts cognition, not effort. Also, noise is greater in poorer neighborhoods. This is from noise and productivity research published February 25, 2020 by Joshua T Dean from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Garden equipment engines were completely unregulated with respect to emissions until the late 1990s and still emit high levels of carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, and nitrogen oxides. In fact, gas mowers and their relatives like leaf blowers and edgers produce 5% of the air pollution in this country. If you can help reduce noise pollution from lawn equipment, especially unnecessary leaf blowers, your neighbors would be grateful.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.