Glitch Theology Dispatches
The Optimisation Trap — Why Your Brain’s Refusal to Be Fixed Is the Most Intelligent Thing About You
There is a $4.5 trillion industry built on a single premise: that you are broken, and that the right system, supplement, or subscription can fix you. Productivity apps. Sleep trackers. Dopamine detoxes.…
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The Optimisation Trap — Why Your Brain’s Refusal to Be Fixed Is the Most Intelligent Thing About You
Every app, every guru, every algorithm is trying to patch your firmware.…
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The ‘First Number Wins’ Brain | Why Initial Info Locks Your Decisions (Anchoring Bias)
Anchoring Bias is a cognitive bias that describes the human…
The ‘They’re Just a Jerk’ Brain | Why You Judge Others So Harshly (Fundamental Attribution Error)
The Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE) is the tendency to attribute…
The ‘Know Better, Do Worse’ Brain | Why We Self-Sabotage (Akrasia)
Aristotle's Core Idea: “The incontinent man, knowing that what he…
The ‘Better the Devil You Know’ Brain | Why Change Feels Like a Threat (Status Quo Bias)
Status Quo Bias is a cognitive bias where people exhibit…
The ‘Self-Sabotage’ Brain | Why Fear of a Stereotype Kills Performance (Stereotype Threat)
Stereotype Threat is the situational anxiety that arises when an…
The ‘Never Quit’ Brain | Why You Can’t Stop a F*cking Failure (The Sunk Cost Fallacy)
The Sunk Cost Fallacy is a cognitive bias where people…
The ‘Fact-Resistant’ Brain | Why Data Can’t Change Your Mind (Motivated Reasoning)
Motivated Reasoning is a cognitive bias where emotional and ideological…
The ‘I-Knew-It’ Brain | Why History Always Seems Obvious (Hindsight Bias)
Hindsight Bias is the tendency to see past events as…
The ‘My Precious!’ Brain | Why Your Stuff Is Worth More To You (The Endowment Effect)
The Endowment Effect is a cognitive bias where we value…
The ‘Self-Lie’ Brain | Why Your Mind Defends Bad Decisions (Cognitive Dissonance)
Cognitive Dissonance is the psychological stress experienced when an individual…