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Stoic Snippets: Predictably Unpredictable

Name: Stoic Snippets: Predictably Unpredictable
Uploaded: 2025-04-02T13:15:37.917Z
Duration: 7 min 23 s
Channel: Douglas Robson
Description: The media wants your fear and your fantasies—because both keep you buying. In this talk, we uncover the hidden biases the media exploits: recency, vividness, and frequency. These mental shortcuts distort your perception of risk, success, and reality itself. With insights from ancient Stoics and modern psychology, you’ll learn to spot the manipulation, master your mind, and take back control.

by Douglas Robson

Rated

4.9

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talks

Activity

Meditation

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Everyone

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119

The media wants your fear and your fantasies—because both keep you buying. In this talk, we uncover the hidden biases the media exploits: recency, vividness, and frequency. These mental shortcuts distort your perception of risk, success, and reality itself. With insights from ancient Stoics and modern psychology, you’ll learn to spot the manipulation, master your mind, and take back control.

Stoicism Media Bias Psychology Critical Thinking Self Mastery Bias Media Bias Awareness Heuristics Explanation Cognitive Bias Vividness Bias Frequency Bias Stoic Philosophy

Meet your Teacher

Douglas Robson

London, UK

Meet your Teacher

Douglas Robson

London, UK

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