Force a preferred explanation to compete with a credible alternative.
Open →Debiasing toolkit
Techniques for better decisions.
A cognitive-bias label is useful only if it changes what you check or do next. These techniques are short, reusable reasoning procedures linked to situations and reviewed concepts.
Create a reference point before seeing a strong external number or recommendation.
Open →Use outcomes from comparable completed cases before refining an inside-view plan.
Open →Compare a vivid case with the broader frequency or distribution that should inform the judgment.
Open →Preserve what was known, expected and uncertain before the outcome changes memory.
Open →Give a strong alternative case enough space to challenge the preferred option.
Open →Decide in advance what evidence should cause a forecast or decision to change.
Open →Evaluate the next step using future cost and value rather than resources already spent.
Open →Fix the comparison dimensions before a preferred option makes the criteria move.
Open →Separate independent evidence from repetition and generated summaries.
Open →Reduce uncertainty before making a large commitment that is expensive to reverse.
Open →Use carefully
No technique is a universal cure.
Effectiveness depends on the task, timing, evidence quality and how the technique is used. The goal is a more inspectable decision process, not a promise of perfect rationality.