Senescence-Misinfluence Bias
Number 19 Of The 25 Cognitive Biases...
As we age there is a natural loss of certain skills and abilities.
Examples Of The Senescence-Misinfluence Bias
Sadness comes in the form of regression. (this is due to the contrast bias)
Build good will in other people – help them, give them gifts etc. as this is known as ‘building forgiveness’.
Build forgiveness with your body by going to the gym.
Build forgiveness with your bank account by saving and investing instead of squandering your income.
Build forgiveness with your joints by stretching and performing yoga on a regular basis.
“Do what’s hard when it’s easy”
How To Avoid Falling Victim To The Senescence-Misinfluence Bias
Life long learning in the form of reading books, attempting new skills and being curious in general will slow down this entropy (decay over time)
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