Job change decisions

Six Thinking Hats

Six Thinking Hats

Evaluating opportunities, risks, and gut feelings before switching roles.

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Wardley Map

Wardley Map

Change Management: Guiding organizational changes through informed decision-making.
Ikea Effect

Ikea Effect

Career choices: Recognize the potential influence of the Ikea Effect when considering a job change or promotion and assess opportunities objectively.
Sunk Cost Fallacy

Sunk Cost Fallacy

Educational decisions: Knowing the sunk cost fallacy can help you reevaluate your educational goals and potentially change majors or programs without feeling constrained by previous investments.
Optimism Bias

Optimism Bias

Career decisions: Knowing optimism bias can help you make more informed choices about job opportunities or promotions by considering potential risks and challenges.
Pessimism Bias

Pessimism Bias

Career decisions: Knowing pessimism bias can help you make more informed choices about job opportunities or promotions by considering potential benefits and successes.
Correlation-Causation Fallacy

Correlation-Causation Fallacy

Career decisions: Knowing the correlation-causation fallacy can help you evaluate potential job opportunities or promotions without assuming that success in one area will automatically lead to success in another.
Clustering Bias/Illusion

Clustering Bias/Illusion

Career decisions: Knowing clustering bias can help you make more informed choices about job opportunities or promotions by not assuming that a series of successes or failures reflects a pattern.
Halo Effect

Halo Effect

Job Interviews: Understanding the halo effect can help you avoid making hiring decisions based solely on a candidate's attractiveness or charisma.
Barnum Effect

Barnum Effect

Job Interviews: Be mindful of the interviewer using the Barnum effect to make their company seem like the perfect fit, and base your decision on tangible factors.
Hedonic Treadmill

Hedonic Treadmill

Purchasing Decisions: Realizing that buying new items (like clothes or gadgets) brings temporary joy can help you prioritize experiences or investments that offer long-lasting satisfaction, like travel or learning.