Bias

Join host Eli Mercer as he exposes the invisible mental traps sabotaging your daily decisions—from what you purchase to who you trust. This series reveals the cognitive biases hardwired into your brain and delivers practical strategies to recognize and outsmart these glitches, helping you make clearer, smarter choices in work, relationships, and life.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Eli Mercer examines three cognitive biases that rewrite your personal history: hindsight bias makes you believe you predicted outcomes, self-serving bias blames failures on external factors while crediting successes to skill, and availability bias distorts reality based on memorable examples. Using research from cognitive science and lessons from Stoic philosophy, Eli reveals how these mental shortcuts sabotage decision-making and offers practical countermeasures to build more accurate self-awareness.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Host Eli Mercer explores how confirmation bias, the halo effect, and authority bias invisibly shape hiring decisions on both sides of the table. Drawing on psychology research and philosophy, this episode reveals why the most likeable candidate often beats the most qualified—and offers practical strategies to recognize and resist these mental shortcuts in your career.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Host Eli Mercer explores how confirmation bias, the halo effect, and authority bias invisibly shape hiring decisions on both sides of the table. Drawing on psychology research and philosophy, this episode reveals why the most likeable candidate often beats the most qualified—and offers practical strategies to recognize and resist these mental shortcuts in your career.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Eli Mercer explores how anchoring bias and hyperbolic discounting manipulate your financial decisions daily. From car dealerships to salary negotiations, discover why that "great deal" might be costing you thousands. Learn practical strategies to recognize mental shortcuts, resist urgency tactics, and stop overpaying. This episode reveals the psychological tricks retailers use and how to reclaim control over your money.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.