“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.”

  • dantheclamman@lemmy.worldOPM
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    1 month ago

    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