[Music] I’ve made a huge mistake how could you
I’ve made a huge mistake how could you
I’ve made a huge mistake how could you have been so foolish milk who’s a bad
have been so foolish milk who’s a bad
have been so foolish milk who’s a bad choice
choice
choice welcome to watchmojo.com it
welcome to watchmojo.com it
welcome to watchmojo.com it we’re going to have to give you some bad
we’re going to have to give you some bad
we’re going to have to give you some bad news and count down the five biggest
news and count down the five biggest
news and count down the five biggest reasons that you make awful choices
reasons that you make awful choices
reasons that you make awful choices what’s more important to you your job or
what’s more important to you your job or
what’s more important to you your job or your family and don’t pick the obvious
your family and don’t pick the obvious
your family and don’t pick the obvious one oh hey guys I was just catching up
one oh hey guys I was just catching up
one oh hey guys I was just catching up on some plunger nipples don’t feel too
on some plunger nipples don’t feel too
on some plunger nipples don’t feel too bad though because we’re all guilty I’ve
bad though because we’re all guilty I’ve
bad though because we’re all guilty I’ve made a huge mistake number five you make
made a huge mistake number five you make
made a huge mistake number five you make stuff up to support your choices third
stuff up to support your choices third
stuff up to support your choices third admitted to mistake you probably feel
admitted to mistake you probably feel
admitted to mistake you probably feel pretty good about your last big purchase
pretty good about your last big purchase
pretty good about your last big purchase but should you I have it that buyer’s
but should you I have it that buyer’s
but should you I have it that buyer’s remorse studies have shown that once we
remorse studies have shown that once we
remorse studies have shown that once we make a choice between two options we
make a choice between two options we
make a choice between two options we begin to remember and even add positive
begin to remember and even add positive
begin to remember and even add positive qualities to our choices whether or not
qualities to our choices whether or not
qualities to our choices whether or not they’re actually true this is often
they’re actually true this is often
they’re actually true this is often called a choice supporting bias I see
called a choice supporting bias I see
called a choice supporting bias I see and does the sedan protect against
and does the sedan protect against
and does the sedan protect against missiles it does not yeah you hear that
missiles it does not yeah you hear that
missiles it does not yeah you hear that mate yeah it does not protect against
mate yeah it does not protect against
mate yeah it does not protect against missiles CDs is it a question subjects
missiles CDs is it a question subjects
missiles CDs is it a question subjects of one experiment hypothetically bought
of one experiment hypothetically bought
of one experiment hypothetically bought one of two classic cars just one week
one of two classic cars just one week
one of two classic cars just one week later when given a list of potential
later when given a list of potential
later when given a list of potential features of the car they bought they had
features of the car they bought they had
features of the car they bought they had trouble identifying which ones were from
trouble identifying which ones were from
trouble identifying which ones were from their car the other or even a much newer
their car the other or even a much newer
their car the other or even a much newer vehicle watch the headlamps they work
vehicle watch the headlamps they work
vehicle watch the headlamps they work brilliantly ready they go the headlights
brilliantly ready they go the headlights
brilliantly ready they go the headlights are on
are on
are on minute you can see that on if you get
minute you can see that on if you get
minute you can see that on if you get down here this increased sense of
down here this increased sense of
down here this increased sense of satisfaction affects our ability to
satisfaction affects our ability to
satisfaction affects our ability to judge the effectiveness of our decisions
judge the effectiveness of our decisions
judge the effectiveness of our decisions creates false memories and can influence
creates false memories and can influence
creates false memories and can influence future decisions I don’t always make
future decisions I don’t always make
future decisions I don’t always make great decisions under pressure what the
great decisions under pressure what the
great decisions under pressure what the hell is that
hell is that
hell is that and I’ll pack I got the last one the
and I’ll pack I got the last one the
and I’ll pack I got the last one the good news is that knowing about this is
good news is that knowing about this is
good news is that knowing about this is half of the fight to stop it by
half of the fight to stop it by
half of the fight to stop it by carefully reevaluating decisions after
carefully reevaluating decisions after
carefully reevaluating decisions after we make them and putting aside our egos
we make them and putting aside our egos
we make them and putting aside our egos we can stop defending our bad choices I
we can stop defending our bad choices I
we can stop defending our bad choices I just need you to pretend like you’re in
just need you to pretend like you’re in
just need you to pretend like you’re in a relationship with this grown man that
a relationship with this grown man that
a relationship with this grown man that I know ha-ah
I know ha-ah
I know ha-ah I did not think this through did I think
I did not think this through did I think
I did not think this through did I think this through um bad decision very best
this through um bad decision very best
this through um bad decision very best number four
number four
number four your brain sees patterns where there are
your brain sees patterns where there are
your brain sees patterns where there are none
none
none [Music]
this is known as the clustering illusion
this is known as the clustering illusion you see this lot in the world of
you see this lot in the world of
you see this lot in the world of gambling and sports roulette players may
gambling and sports roulette players may
gambling and sports roulette players may feel that after a long string of one
feel that after a long string of one
feel that after a long string of one color that the other color is due
color that the other color is due
color that the other color is due basketball players are often said to be
basketball players are often said to be
basketball players are often said to be on a hot streak but studies have shown
on a hot streak but studies have shown
on a hot streak but studies have shown that they don’t really exist our brain
that they don’t really exist our brain
that they don’t really exist our brain so desperately want to find patterns
so desperately want to find patterns
so desperately want to find patterns among random events that we take a small
among random events that we take a small
among random events that we take a small subset of instances and convince
subset of instances and convince
subset of instances and convince ourselves that it’s a pattern while this
ourselves that it’s a pattern while this
ourselves that it’s a pattern while this may seem harmless it can be a matter of
may seem harmless it can be a matter of
may seem harmless it can be a matter of life or death during World War two
life or death during World War two
life or death during World War two Londoners developed theories about the
Londoners developed theories about the
Londoners developed theories about the German rockets hitting their city in
German rockets hitting their city in
German rockets hitting their city in order to find safer places to hide
order to find safer places to hide
order to find safer places to hide though research shows that the Rockets
though research shows that the Rockets
though research shows that the Rockets were randomly dispersed whether you’re
were randomly dispersed whether you’re
were randomly dispersed whether you’re playing the slots or running for your
playing the slots or running for your
playing the slots or running for your life it’s important to remember that
life it’s important to remember that
life it’s important to remember that each attempt is independent from others
each attempt is independent from others
each attempt is independent from others number three you choose to be in denial
number three you choose to be in denial
number three you choose to be in denial can’t you see you’re in denial you’re
can’t you see you’re in denial you’re
can’t you see you’re in denial you’re high oh um have you ever avoided
high oh um have you ever avoided
high oh um have you ever avoided checking your bank balance at the end of
checking your bank balance at the end of
checking your bank balance at the end of the month or ignored signs that your car
the month or ignored signs that your car
the month or ignored signs that your car might need a major repair dad that light
might need a major repair dad that light
might need a major repair dad that light says check engine no tape must have
says check engine no tape must have
says check engine no tape must have fallen off research has shown that when
fallen off research has shown that when
fallen off research has shown that when the investment market is bad people
the investment market is bad people
the investment market is bad people check their portfolios 50 to 80 percent
check their portfolios 50 to 80 percent
check their portfolios 50 to 80 percent less frequently and why is that humans
less frequently and why is that humans
less frequently and why is that humans are inherently loss averse meaning that
are inherently loss averse meaning that
are inherently loss averse meaning that we feel the pain of a loss more deeply
we feel the pain of a loss more deeply
we feel the pain of a loss more deeply than the joy of gaining something I sent
than the joy of gaining something I sent
than the joy of gaining something I sent 2,000 men to their graves today the
2,000 men to their graves today the
2,000 men to their graves today the bards will sing songs of their sacrifice
bards will sing songs of their sacrifice
bards will sing songs of their sacrifice I in the dead won’t hear them if we know
I in the dead won’t hear them if we know
I in the dead won’t hear them if we know that there may be a problem or are
that there may be a problem or are
that there may be a problem or are presented with troubling information our
presented with troubling information our
presented with troubling information our tendency is to ignore it and pretend
tendency is to ignore it and pretend
tendency is to ignore it and pretend that it never happened you will never
that it never happened you will never
that it never happened you will never get work as an actor because you have no
get work as an actor because you have no
get work as an actor because you have no talent well if she’s not going to say
talent well if she’s not going to say
talent well if she’s not going to say anything I certainly can’t help her
anything I certainly can’t help her
anything I certainly can’t help her experts refer to this as the ostrich
experts refer to this as the ostrich
experts refer to this as the ostrich effect but you might just call it denial
effect but you might just call it denial
effect but you might just call it denial it occurs to me to tell you that denial
it occurs to me to tell you that denial
it occurs to me to tell you that denial is not just a river in Egypt this
is not just a river in Egypt this
is not just a river in Egypt this mistaken decision-making is especially
mistaken decision-making is especially
mistaken decision-making is especially worrisome because it causes small easily
worrisome because it causes small easily
worrisome because it causes small easily solved problems to grow into much bigger
solved problems to grow into much bigger
solved problems to grow into much bigger harder to solve issues next time just
harder to solve issues next time just
harder to solve issues next time just fix your damn car
fix your damn car
fix your damn car remembered my birthday come on come on
remembered my birthday come on come on
remembered my birthday come on come on Doc can you doc number two you think
Doc can you doc number two you think
Doc can you doc number two you think you’re smarter than other people look at
you’re smarter than other people look at
you’re smarter than other people look at you guys
you guys
you guys I wonder we’re dangling at the bottom of
I wonder we’re dangling at the bottom of
I wonder we’re dangling at the bottom of the food chain sure maybe other people
the food chain sure maybe other people
the food chain sure maybe other people make these mistakes but not you right
make these mistakes but not you right
make these mistakes but not you right wrong researchers from Carnegie Mellon
wrong researchers from Carnegie Mellon
wrong researchers from Carnegie Mellon University found that nearly everyone is
University found that nearly everyone is
University found that nearly everyone is able to see the flaws and others logic
able to see the flaws and others logic
able to see the flaws and others logic but not their own I am better at what
but not their own I am better at what
but not their own I am better at what everything an astounding eighty-five
everything an astounding eighty-five
everything an astounding eighty-five percent of people believe that they were
percent of people believe that they were
percent of people believe that they were less biased than the average person what
less biased than the average person what
less biased than the average person what did it work for those people no it never
did it work for those people no it never
did it work for those people no it never does
does
does I mean these people somehow delude
I mean these people somehow delude
I mean these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might but
themselves into thinking it might but
themselves into thinking it might but but it might work for us even though you
but it might work for us even though you
but it might work for us even though you might be yelling at the young babysitter
might be yelling at the young babysitter
might be yelling at the young babysitter and the slasher flick not to go upstairs
and the slasher flick not to go upstairs
and the slasher flick not to go upstairs it turns out you probably go up there
it turns out you probably go up there
it turns out you probably go up there too
too
too your story’s not scary because the
your story’s not scary because the
your story’s not scary because the characters are making choices the
characters are making choices the
characters are making choices the audience wouldn’t make this is called
audience wouldn’t make this is called
audience wouldn’t make this is called the blind spot bias the news gets worse
the blind spot bias the news gets worse
the blind spot bias the news gets worse even after learning about this bias
even after learning about this bias
even after learning about this bias subjects still rated themselves as less
subjects still rated themselves as less
subjects still rated themselves as less biased than others maybe you should take
biased than others maybe you should take
biased than others maybe you should take someone else’s advice once in a while
someone else’s advice once in a while
someone else’s advice once in a while thanks for the advice that’s free number
thanks for the advice that’s free number
thanks for the advice that’s free number one we want to prove ourselves right
one we want to prove ourselves right
one we want to prove ourselves right that confirms my lead or its
that confirms my lead or its
that confirms my lead or its confirmation bias this is the dreaded
confirmation bias this is the dreaded
confirmation bias this is the dreaded confirmation bias decades of research
confirmation bias decades of research
confirmation bias decades of research has shown that humans are notorious for
has shown that humans are notorious for
has shown that humans are notorious for only seeking interpreting and
only seeking interpreting and
only seeking interpreting and remembering information that supports
remembering information that supports
remembering information that supports their own ideas I’m smart you’re dumb
their own ideas I’m smart you’re dumb
their own ideas I’m smart you’re dumb I’m big you’re little I’m right you’re
I’m big you’re little I’m right you’re
I’m big you’re little I’m right you’re wrong we ignore contradictory
wrong we ignore contradictory
wrong we ignore contradictory information and even ambiguous data is
information and even ambiguous data is
information and even ambiguous data is spun to somehow back up what we already
spun to somehow back up what we already
spun to somehow back up what we already think we know more like one out of a
think we know more like one out of a
think we know more like one out of a million this is especially true for
million this is especially true for
million this is especially true for emotionally charged
emotionally charged
emotionally charged deeply held beliefs so you’re telling me
deeply held beliefs so you’re telling me
deeply held beliefs so you’re telling me there’s a chance this realization has
there’s a chance this realization has
there’s a chance this realization has had a profound effect on science rather
had a profound effect on science rather
had a profound effect on science rather than conducting experiments to prove
than conducting experiments to prove
than conducting experiments to prove their theories scientists must do their
their theories scientists must do their
their theories scientists must do their absolute best to disprove what they
absolute best to disprove what they
absolute best to disprove what they believe double-blind studies which hide
believe double-blind studies which hide
believe double-blind studies which hide from the researcher what exactly they’re
from the researcher what exactly they’re
from the researcher what exactly they’re testing have become the standard just to
testing have become the standard just to
testing have become the standard just to keep them from subconsciously affecting
keep them from subconsciously affecting
keep them from subconsciously affecting the outcome of the test
the outcome of the test
the outcome of the test towards our hypothesis in other words
towards our hypothesis in other words
towards our hypothesis in other words you want it to be true
you want it to be true
you want it to be true I didn’t want it to be true even when we
I didn’t want it to be true even when we
I didn’t want it to be true even when we are confronted with clear information
are confronted with clear information
are confronted with clear information that doesn’t agree with what we believe
that doesn’t agree with what we believe
that doesn’t agree with what we believe we’re incredibly slow to change our
we’re incredibly slow to change our
we’re incredibly slow to change our minds all that so does this list have
minds all that so does this list have
minds all that so does this list have you feeling like you need to go bury
you feeling like you need to go bury
you feeling like you need to go bury your head in the sand where are you
your head in the sand where are you
your head in the sand where are you stunned by just how wrong everyone else
stunned by just how wrong everyone else
stunned by just how wrong everyone else is
is
is you can’t live a lie no I can’t but some
you can’t live a lie no I can’t but some
you can’t live a lie no I can’t but some people find a way to make that work for
people find a way to make that work for
people find a way to make that work for more completely logical toptenz and
more completely logical toptenz and
more completely logical toptenz and deeply flawed top fives be sure to
deeply flawed top fives be sure to
deeply flawed top fives be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com at no point
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in your rambling incoherent response
in your rambling incoherent response were you even close to anything that
were you even close to anything that
were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought
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