1/3rd of your life is spent working.
Not enjoying it is unacceptable.
Here’re 6 Psychological Biases You Must Overcome to Pursue Your Dream Career 👇
Not enjoying it is unacceptable.
Here’re 6 Psychological Biases You Must Overcome to Pursue Your Dream Career 👇
Several months ago, I finally took the plunge and quit my job to build a business online.
It was the scariest decision I made.
And it was only possible once I removed the biases that held me back.
Here's what they are - and how you can beat them.
It was the scariest decision I made.
And it was only possible once I removed the biases that held me back.
Here's what they are - and how you can beat them.
Sunken Cost Fallacy
We keep investing in what we've invested in before.
Even if it isn't right for us.
It hurts to admit our past was ‘wasted’.
It feels like failure.
But Warren Buffett once said, “The best thing to do when you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.”
We keep investing in what we've invested in before.
Even if it isn't right for us.
It hurts to admit our past was ‘wasted’.
It feels like failure.
But Warren Buffett once said, “The best thing to do when you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.”
Don’t Let Your Past Decide Your Future
Reframe your outlook:
There is no wasted time and effort.
Your past has led you here.
See all investments as gifts to your present self.
You can choose to use or discard them.
It hurts to change direction, but it hurts more to not.
Reframe your outlook:
There is no wasted time and effort.
Your past has led you here.
See all investments as gifts to your present self.
You can choose to use or discard them.
It hurts to change direction, but it hurts more to not.
Bandwagon Effect
We’re mimetic creatures - we copy each other.
And do you know what’s fucked up about society?
We’ve normalised discontent.
Work is tolerated.
It pays for the distractions that numb the pain.
But just because everyone does it, it doesn’t make it right.
We’re mimetic creatures - we copy each other.
And do you know what’s fucked up about society?
We’ve normalised discontent.
Work is tolerated.
It pays for the distractions that numb the pain.
But just because everyone does it, it doesn’t make it right.
Go Against the Grain
Don't follow the masses.
Society tells you how to spend, yet most have no wealth.
It tells you how to be happy, yet most are miserable.
Instead:
Find the people living the life you want.
Study them.
Those outside of the status quo have the answers.
Don't follow the masses.
Society tells you how to spend, yet most have no wealth.
It tells you how to be happy, yet most are miserable.
Instead:
Find the people living the life you want.
Study them.
Those outside of the status quo have the answers.
Commitment Bias
We hate appearing inconsistent.
It’s evolutionarily frowned upon.
No one wants an unreliable tribe member.
And we carry that forward into modern society.
We stick with our beliefs, our actions, our statements.
Even if they’re wrong.
Or make us unhappy.
We hate appearing inconsistent.
It’s evolutionarily frowned upon.
No one wants an unreliable tribe member.
And we carry that forward into modern society.
We stick with our beliefs, our actions, our statements.
Even if they’re wrong.
Or make us unhappy.
Do It for You
Here’s the thing:
Only you live your life.
And fear of opinion should never trap you.
People will judge you if you change direction.
(It’s an uncomfortable reminder of their own choices).
But you'll only find fulfilment if you're willing to explore.
Here’s the thing:
Only you live your life.
And fear of opinion should never trap you.
People will judge you if you change direction.
(It’s an uncomfortable reminder of their own choices).
But you'll only find fulfilment if you're willing to explore.
Loss Aversion
You’d be happy if someone gave you $100
But furious if you lost it.
Scarcity mindset kept us alive when resources were finite,
But now it stops us from living.
We worry about losing our position at work.
Our money.
Our status.
So trap ourselves in fear.
You’d be happy if someone gave you $100
But furious if you lost it.
Scarcity mindset kept us alive when resources were finite,
But now it stops us from living.
We worry about losing our position at work.
Our money.
Our status.
So trap ourselves in fear.
Focus on the Gain
Life’s full of abundance.
And it’s better to lose a job you hate for the chance at one you love.
So, visualise the wins. The fulfilment. The happiness.
The external things you lose can always be regained.
Your internal state should be the top priority.
Life’s full of abundance.
And it’s better to lose a job you hate for the chance at one you love.
So, visualise the wins. The fulfilment. The happiness.
The external things you lose can always be regained.
Your internal state should be the top priority.
Present Bias
Humans are the only animal concerned about the future.
Nature has no concern about meaning.
The immediate is what’s important.
And this has stuck with us.
What sounds better to your brain:
Comfort and security at work or years of effort to start again?
Humans are the only animal concerned about the future.
Nature has no concern about meaning.
The immediate is what’s important.
And this has stuck with us.
What sounds better to your brain:
Comfort and security at work or years of effort to start again?
Hack Your Mind
Your dreams require consistency.
You have to persist through failure.
Fight fear and doubt.
And your brain will not like it.
But if you feed it dopamine, it keeps quiet.
So celebrate small wins. Monitor input, not outcomes.
Use your psychology for you.
Your dreams require consistency.
You have to persist through failure.
Fight fear and doubt.
And your brain will not like it.
But if you feed it dopamine, it keeps quiet.
So celebrate small wins. Monitor input, not outcomes.
Use your psychology for you.
Certainty Bias
Survival is the top priority.
And we’re safest in certainty.
So we avoid change.
We hate challenging our views.
Our ideas about life.
And the result?
We choose unhappiness over uncertainty.
Survival is the top priority.
And we’re safest in certainty.
So we avoid change.
We hate challenging our views.
Our ideas about life.
And the result?
We choose unhappiness over uncertainty.
Be an Explorer
Unless you decide to bungee jump into volcanoes,
Most of your choices will not lead to death.
Changing career is uncomfortable,
But it isn’t fatal.
Embrace the unknown and you'll experience life at its fullest.
Unless you decide to bungee jump into volcanoes,
Most of your choices will not lead to death.
Changing career is uncomfortable,
But it isn’t fatal.
Embrace the unknown and you'll experience life at its fullest.
Thanks for reading my friends!
If you enjoyed this:
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If you enjoyed this:
1. Follow me @itskierandrew. I'm building a career online and sharing how can break free too.
2. Check out a bit of my story so far:
https://twitter.com/ItsKieranDrew/status/1428038290804981761
TL;DR
It’s better to learn our biases than be ruled by them.
-Sunken cost fallacy
-Bandwagon effect
-Commitment bias
-Present bias
-Loss aversion
-Certainty bias
Overcome these, and you’re on the path to freedom.
It’s better to learn our biases than be ruled by them.
-Sunken cost fallacy
-Bandwagon effect
-Commitment bias
-Present bias
-Loss aversion
-Certainty bias
Overcome these, and you’re on the path to freedom.
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