Day 14: Your Brain’s Blind Spot…Why You Can’t Trust Yourself

Day 1: The Real Cost of a Bad Decision

Day 2: You’re Not as Rational As You Think

Day 3: The Invisible Forces Driving Your Choices

Day 4: Why “Good Intentions” Aren’t Enough

Day 5: Behind Every Regret is a Decision

Day 6: The Myth of Experience: Smarter Doesn’t Mean Safer

Day 7: The Leadership Choice – Take Responsibility for Your Decisions

Day 8: System 1 Thinking: Fast, Intuitive, and Often Wrong

Day 9: System 2 Thinking: Slower, Smarter – but Lazy

Day 10: The Halo Effect, Anchoring, and the Trap of First Impressions

Day 11: How Confirmation Bias Shapes Your Reality

Day 12: Loss Aversion: Why You Stay in Bad Situations Too Long

Day 13: Overconfidence and the “I Would Never Do That!” Fallacy

The most dangerous decision-maker, is the one who believes they’re immune to making bad decisions.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

KEY INSIGHT: We all have blind spots – cognitive biases we can’t see from the inside. Self-deception is built into the way our brains work. That’s why outside feedback, diverse perspectives, and structured thinking and a decision-making process to guide us through the cognitive landmines are essential. You can’t eliminate your blind spots, but you can work around them.

PERSONAL REFLECTION: When was the last time someone pointed out something you missed or misjudged? How did you react?

TODAY’S EXERCISE: Practice the “Devil’s Advocate” exercise. If you have a decision to make, consider arguing against your preferred choice. Write down: • What are three reasons this decision could backfire? • What evidence am I ignoring or dismissing? • If my worst critic were evaluating this choice, what would they say? This isn’t about changing your mind – it’s about seeing what your blind spots might be hiding.