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Cognition

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…the sunk cost effect… [is] a systematic cognitive error in which people take into account money, time, effort, or any other resources they have previously sunk into an endeavor when making decisions about whether to continue and spend more.

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When we own something, we value it more highly than an identical item that we do not own…. this cognitive illusions… [is called] the endowment effect.

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Competition is about creating change… the ability to recognize that the winds have shifted and to take appropriate action before you wreck your boat is crucial to the future of an enterprise.

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When you recognize that leadership is all about people, your company will be among the best in the world.

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The feeling of discomfort caused by performing an action that is discrepant from one’s self-concept, cognitive dissonance always produces discomfort.

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…it’s essential to recognize your strengths if you want to build a successful side hustle.

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Attention studies have shown that most people can thoughtfully consider only one thing at a time, and that multitasking dramatically degrades our ability to accomplish tasks requiring cognitive concentration.

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It’s easier to recognize things we have previously experienced than it is to recall them from memory.

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Recent studies of emotions are finding that we can’t actually separate cognition from affect.

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…how we think cannot be separated from how we feel. At all times, we are evaluating (affect) and interpreting (cognition) the world around us.

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