Psychology · 19 min
Why We Make Mistakes
By Joseph T. Hallinan
This episode reveals how our everyday errors aren't random blunders, but predictable outcomes rooted in the surprising design of our brains and the systems we navigate.
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Psychology
Duration
19 min
What it is about
Human error, cognitive bias, decision-making, system design
Who it is for
If you've ever felt frustrated by your own seemingly careless errors, this will reveal the predictable cognitive patterns behind them, and this will help you see what to do next.
The author
Joseph T. Hallinan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, meticulously investigates the science of human error, revealing the surprising, often counter-intuitive, reasons behind our everyday blunders.
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