Brain Tricks That Help You Lose

Six cognitive distortions that make negative-EV bets feel smart — use them as pause signals, not bet signals.

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5 pages6 question check

Objective: Name six distortions that make losing bets feel smart — and use them as pause signals, not bet signals.

Math alone does not change behavior. These bugs are why. Five pages from definition through chasing. Then capstone.

~25 minutes.

Outcomes

What you'll learn

Define cognitive distortion in plain language.
Name gambler's fallacy, hot hand, illusion of control, near-miss, confirmation bias, and chasing.
Identify which distortion is active in a scenario.
Pause and act on math when a distortion fires.

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