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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

1404: Confirmation Bias: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices by Nir Eyal of Nir And Far on How to Live with Curiosity

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Nir Eyal shares why you make terrible life choices.  Episode 1404: Confirmation Bias: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices by Nir Eyal of Nir And Far on How to Live with Curiosity  Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today. Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include: Eventbrite, Product Hunt, Pantry, Marco Polo, Presence Learning, 7 Cups, Pana, Symphony Commerce, Worklife (acquired by Cisco) and Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn). Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University.  The original post is located here: https://www.nirandfar.com/2017/10/confirmation-bias-terrible-life-choices.html Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Confirmation bias why you make terrible life choices by near a all of near and far.com.

2:11.3

You walk into your first yoga class. You're a little insecure about your weight and how your yoga clothes cling to your body revealing every flaw.

2:19.3

You're nervous about making a fool of yourself. Your eyes instantly zoom onto the fit, model-esque people chatting in the corner.

2:26.7

As you walk past them, your ears pick up the tinkle of laughter.

2:30.1

My god, are they laughing at me?

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You pick a spot in the back of the classroom where no one can see you.

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The teacher asks everyone to get into a crouching fish pose.

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Do people know this pose?

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You flail around on your mat and fall over with a big thump.

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