Fallacies and Cognitive Biases: Law of Triviality ~ by Ransom

 

This article is part of an ongoing series that began with Fallacies and Cognitive Biases.

The above picture is a detail from "50 Cognitive Biases to be aware of so you can be the very best version of you"

"We give disproportionate weight to trivial issues, often while avoiding more complex issues."

This cognitive bias helps us feel better about ourselves by adjusting framing to meet a needed level of accomplishment.

Everyone needs to feel good about himself.  If our ability is low or our challenges are great we may subconsciously pick the mental outlook that gives us the emotional state we desire.

This is like a drug; it helps us feel good without solving actual problems.

Either you select against this mindset or the world will select against you.

See Zero-Risk Bias.