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7 Cognitive Biases That Are Killing Your Goals and Productivity
Here are 7 cognitive biases that hurt your productivity and goals. Become more aware of these thought patterns that kill your motivation and learn how to overcome them (including the "planning fallacy," "sunk cost fallacy," and "zero sum bias.")
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Hi everyone, this is in continuation of my post Uni Series Part 8 Four Secrets Uni Tells You, and to answer a recent anon ask:
Where are some of the best places to study and what are some good tips on sticking to the schedule you've made for the week? Because I'm always finding myself not fulfilling all the things I had for the day ( in terms of what chapters I intended to study)
For where to study, see this answer here and my Uni Series Part 9 Best Study Places on Campus :)
For sticking to the schedule, (this is assuming you aren’t just procrastinating the whole time away)
One way to overcome the planning fallacy is to use timeboxing, that is, planning a time where you’ll do a particular task, instead of just using a plain to do list.
You need to remember not to let one task that runs overtime run you off track. If you run overtime, just reschedule that other task to another day.
You need to be realistic about how much you can accomplish in a day. Planning fallacy means that tasks will take longer than you expect. In my Uni Series Part 8 Four Secrets Uni Tells You, it’s actually recommended that you estimate how long you take to do a task, then double that time. Yes, that’s right, double it.
The other thing is that you should break things into smaller parts. This is another way to overcome the planning fallacy known as the Segmentation Effect; the smaller the parts the better you get at estimating how long it takes to complete it.
e.g. 1 chapter of maths homework, (5 parts, 20 questions), you think takes an hour.
But if you think about 1 part, you might actually change that estimate to 15 minutes per part (=1 hr 15 mins),
then if you actually time yourself for a few questions, you find it takes you about 5 minutes a question (=1 hour 20 mins).
But questions are harder as you go (and same with study), so it actually ends up taking about 10 minutes to do each of the questions in the last two parts (=2 hours).
Another way to overcome the planning fallacy is to get a friend to estimate how much time you’ll take to do it. Research shows that when other people estimate how long a task will take, they don’t suffer from optimism bias.
Start early to finish early!
Hope this helps! ^_^
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Where are some of the best places to study and what are some good tips on sticking to the schedule you've made for the week? Because I'm always finding myself not fulfilling all the things I had for the day ( in terms of what chapters I intended to study)
Hiiiii, thanks for asking!!! I really enjoy getting these questions ^__^
For where to study, see this answer here and my Uni Series Part 9 Best Study Places on Campus :)
For sticking to the schedule, (this is assuming you aren’t just procrastinating the whole time away)
One way to overcome the planning fallacy is to use timeboxing, that is, planning a time where you’ll do a particular task, instead of just using a plain to do list.
You need to remember not to let one task that runs overtime run you off track. If you run overtime, just reschedule that other task to another day.
You need to be realistic about how much you can accomplish in a day. Planning fallacy means that tasks will take longer than you expect. In my Uni Series Part 8 Four Secrets Uni Tells You, it’s actually recommended that you estimate how long you take to do a task, then double that time. Yes, that’s right, double it.
The other thing is that you should break things into smaller parts. This is another way to overcome the planning fallacy known as the Segmentation Effect; the smaller the parts the better you get at estimating how long it takes to complete it.
e.g. 1 chapter of maths homework, (5 parts, 20 questions), you think takes an hour.
But if you think about 1 part, you might actually change that estimate to 15 minutes per part (=1 hr 15 mins),
then if you actually time yourself for a few questions, you find it takes you about 5 minutes a question (=1 hour 20 mins).
But questions are harder as you go (and same with study), so it actually ends up taking about 10 minutes to do each of the questions in the last two parts (=2 hours).
Another way to overcome the planning fallacy is to get a friend to estimate how much time you’ll take to do it. Research shows that when other people estimate how long a task will take, they don’t suffer from optimism bias.
So the key is to start early to finish on time!
Hope this helps!
“No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.”
- Helmuth von Moltke (German military strategist)
''...why are we not natural-born planners? The first reason: wishful thinking. We want to be successful and achieve everything we take on. Second, we focus too much on the project and overlook outside influences. Unexpected events too often defeat our plans. This is true for daily schedules, too: Your daughter swallows a fish bone. Your car battery gives up the ghost. An offer for a house lands on your desk and must be discussed urgently. There goes the plan. If you planned things even more minutely, would that be a solution? No, step-by-step preparation amplifies the planning fallacy. It narrows your focus even more and thus distracts you even more from anticipating the unexpected.
So what can you do? Shift your focus from internal things, such as your own project, to external factors, like similar projects. Look at the base rate and consult the past. If other ventures of the same type lasted three years and devoured $5 million, this will probably apply to your project, too—no matter how carefully you plan. And, most important, shortly before decisions are made, perform a socalled premortem session (literally, “before death”). American psychologist Gary Klein recommends delivering this short speech to the assembled team: “Imagine it is a year from today. We have followed the plan to the letter. The result is a disaster. Take five or ten minutes to write about this disaster.” The stories will show you how things might turn out.''
-Rolf Dobelli, The art of thinking clearly
I might need about an hour to get ready in the morning. However, that allotment may not allow time for transitions, hitting the snooze button, or spilling my tea. Another complication is that the amount of time it takes me to do the same thing widely varies. Certain mornings, I can be out the door in thirty minutes, and other days, I will take an hour and a half to get ready.
“Many experts recommend using timers. They can measure how long a task takes, force hyperfocusing ADHDers to take breaks, add urgency, and help us develop a sense of time. Other strategies involve breaking down a project into smaller steps and taking into account at least one potential obstacle. Also, while good habits are difficult to form, even people with ADHD can develop habits that become embedded in our bodies and minds.”
