“The availability heuristic, also known as availability bias, is a mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision. This heuristic, operating on the notion that, if something can be recalled, it must be important, or at least more important than alternative solutions not as readily recalled, is inherently biased toward recently acquired information.”
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This one isn’t even something you can change it’s just fundamentally how your brain works. Not saying it’s not important to know about. Just dont think people should get stressed about it is all
Yes, it’s just something that is always good to remind myself about since the easily accessed answer is not always the best one. We obviously don’t always have time to do a deep review every time we make a decision, which is why it’s good to put together a team with diverse viewpoints. Means a deeper bench to draw from
Everyone knows the weaknesses of WWII planes - we can see the damn bullet holes they land with! Obviously we need to add armor to those areas.
The availability heuristic does indeed slow down progress, including discovering other logical errors. It is wise to consider it from time to time.
