Reporting vandalism or damage in public areas
Broken Window Effect
Helps prevent a sense of lawlessness from growing.
Similar Situations
Pareto Principle
Resource allocation: Investing in the few areas that have the most significant impact on overall performance or growth.
Bannister Effect
Tackling public health or societal issues: Understanding that meaningful change in health behaviors (like quitting junk food or exercising more) is possible because others have successfully done it.
Nocebo Effect
Public Health Campaigns: Crafting messages that minimize the potential for nocebo-induced negative effects on public health.
Optimism Bias
Insurance decisions: Recognizing optimism bias can help you make more informed choices about insurance coverage, considering the possibility of accidents or damages rather than assuming they won't happen to you.
Hanlon's Razor
Incorrect Information: Assuming that people may unintentionally share wrong or outdated information without malicious intent.
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.
Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect
Participating in community discussions: Community members can engage in discussions and decision-making processes with a healthy degree of skepticism, avoiding undue influence from biased or unreliable sources.
Belbin's Nine Team Roles
Managing a Cross-functional Team: Specialist provides in-depth knowledge, while Coordinator ensures alignment across different expertise areas.
Moloch Monster
Resource Allocation in Organizations: Managing resources and incentives to encourage cooperation among employees.
Fundamental Attribution Error
Online interactions: Recognizing the fundamental attribution error can help you avoid misjudging others' actions and intentions in online forums or social media, leading to more constructive interactions.