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I think that you are using the word 'bias' somewhat idiosyncratically here, and that this might be causing some people to have a hard time understanding the main point of this post, which (if I may) I would summarize as follows:
Many people in this community seem to believe that, when we do not get what we want, this is primarily because we are afflicted by one or more cognitive biases, such as anchoring or scope insensitivity. But this is not so. The main source of practical irrationality is lack of certain practical skills or habits, like "figuring out what your goals really are" or "looking at your situation objectively and listing the biggest problems". What are the best ways to develop these skills?
I can vouchsafe that the June CFAR minicamp covered a lot of material on figuring out what your goals really are.
You may want to move this comment to the appropriate thread.
The material is still a work-in-progress, so minicampers have been asked not to make it public.
More meta: "Believing that not achieving our goals is caused by cognitive biases, when it is actually caused by a lack of skills and habits" is a cognitive bias, isn't it?
It only needs some name that would make it easier to remember. Something like: "Nerd Over-Thinking Fallacy".
Nerd over thinking is a different problem and occurs even when the nerds in question don't necessarily believe that the overthinking is useful.
Nope.