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Mind Traps
Sunk cost fallacy: meaning, examples and how to spot it
The sunk cost fallacy is sticking with a choice because of what you already put in. See everyday examples and how to decide afresh.
April 22, 2026
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Imposter syndrome: meaning, signs and what helps
Imposter syndrome is the nagging fear of being exposed as a fraud, even when your success is real. See how it shows up and what can help.
May 21, 2025
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Emotional reasoning: meaning, examples and how to spot it
Emotional reasoning is treating a feeling as a fact, like going from feeling silly to calling yourself silly. See examples and how to correct it.
March 26, 2025
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The gratitude trap: meaning, examples and how to spot it
The gratitude trap is using "at least" thinking to talk yourself out of problems you could change. See how it shows up, with examples.
September 9, 2024
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Magnification and minimization: meaning and examples
Magnification blows small things up, and minimization shrinks real problems down. See everyday examples of both and how to correct them.
September 9, 2024
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Overgeneralization: meaning, examples and how to spot it
Overgeneralization is taking one bad experience and applying it to everything. See an everyday example and the words that give it away.
August 2, 2024
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Selective abstraction: meaning, examples and how to spot it
Selective abstraction is when one negative detail colors how you see a whole experience. Here is what it means, with an everyday example.
August 2, 2024
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Dichotomous (black-and-white) thinking: meaning and examples
Dichotomous thinking sees things as either perfect or a failure, with nothing in between. Learn how to spot it, with everyday examples.
July 22, 2024
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Mind reading: meaning, examples and how to spot it
Mind reading is assuming you know what someone thinks without much to go on. See an everyday example and how to question those thoughts.
July 22, 2024
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