152 - What is the risk when we overgeneralise?

24/09/2025 21 min Episodio 152
152 - What is the risk when we overgeneralise?

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Now, I don't know about you, but based just on the first 30 seconds of this podcast, this is going to be the best podcast you have ever heard...   As we continue our series on Thinking Errors, this episode explores overgeneralisation.  Richard talks Ricky through the risks associated with over-generalising, making broad-brush connections about events, people and situations based on the specifics of a single or a small number of instances. What happens to our performance when we overgeneralise, making assumptions and decisions based on flawed information?