It's an Inside Job
It's an Inside Job
Jason Birkevold Liem
Seeing Sideways: Is Your Brain Gaslighting You? (The Availability Heuristic Explained)
10 minutes Posted Oct 3, 2025 at 2:00 am.
Introduction to Cognitive Biases
The Availability Heuristic
The Cost of Misjudgment
Strategies for Clarity
Conclusion and Homework
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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “What grabs your attention is not always what deserves it.” Why do we fear shark attacks more than slipping in the bathtub? In this episode of Seeing Sideways, I explore The Availability Heuristic—a cognitive bias that tricks us into overestimating the importance of what’s most vivid, recent, or emotionally charged—and offers practical tools to reclaim clarity and balanced thinking. Are your fears and decisions based on facts—...