Preparing for an emergency: Assess the complexity of potential emergency situations and develop appropriate preparedness plans.

Emergency Communications: Ensuring clear and effective communication during high-stress situations.

First Aid & Emergency Situations: Those who think they "know what to do" without proper training may make dangerous mistakes. Recognizing this can encourage taking certified first-aid courses.

Budgeting for Emergencies: Don't neglect building an emergency fund just because you've never faced a financial crisis.

Emergency preparedness: Knowing optimism bias can help you prepare for emergencies, such as natural disasters or power outages, without assuming that you won't be affected.

Emergency preparedness: Knowing pessimism bias can help you prepare for emergencies without becoming overly anxious or fearful of potential disasters.

Social situations: Recognizing the fundamental attribution error can help you avoid jumping to conclusions about people you meet, leading to more open and accurate assessments of their character.

Social situations: Recognizing in-group favoritism can help you make more open and unbiased assessments of people you meet, fostering more diverse and meaningful connections.

Social situations: Recognizing the false consensus effect can help you avoid making assumptions about others' beliefs or preferences, leading to more open and meaningful connections.

Social situations: Navigate social interactions more skillfully by identifying and responding to the emotions of others.