Cognitive distortions, unconscious bias, cognitive bias, implicit bias, logical fallacies: you probably heard most or all of these terms. They can get really confusing if you don’t know the difference ...

Our minds frequently convince us of things that aren’t actually true. They’re called cognitive distortions. And they’re hard to recognise, because they always feel like that’s just the way things ...

To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. I was walking into a Dublin café last Tuesday with a small coffee stain on my sleeve. For the next twenty minutes, I ...

Of all the cognitive distortions that cognitive behavioral therapy targets, one of the most common I see is all-or-nothing thinking. This distortion involves seeing the world, one’s self, and the ...

How clearly do you think you see the world? Well, I have scary news. We don’t see things as they are. We don’t even see. We perceive. Your eyes, ears, and senses receive information from the outside ...

When politicians resort to insult and name calling, it is a sign that they have nothing convincing to say. No data, no logic and no insights to support their position. It is a desperate ploy to win by ...