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Ep. 625: Quick to Condemn and Attack with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Published 8 years, 2 months ago
Description
Cognitive dissonance is everywhere. Michael quotes from an article by Alwyn Lau titled “Quick to Attack and Condemn: Why We do It.” Trumps presidency has produced arguably the greatest case of cognitive dissonance in history.
Many cognitive dissonance with the markets. What is the best way to counter cognitive dissonance? Take a minute, stop, and look for an alternative explanation. Stop hallucinating and start studying. Read perspectives from both sides and educate yourself.
Staying attached to news and breaking headlines only feeds the problem. Are you in cognitive dissonance about markets? Politics? Have you given yourself a back test?
In this episode of Trend Following Radio:
- Cognitive dissonance
- Donald Trump
- Fact checking
- Bitcoin
- Breaking news