Comments on: Why You’re Worse Than You Think At Estimating Risk http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/ How to Quit Your Job and Start Your Own Business Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:52:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-1512 Brian Armstrong Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:45:00 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-1512 If thats true report it to the CDC and have them do an autopsy to prove it, it could save lives for people to know about it and they have no record of it. If thats true report it to the CDC and have them do an autopsy to prove it, it could save lives for people to know about it and they have no record of it.

]]> By: Jayne Sipkins http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-1501 Jayne Sipkins Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:30:28 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-1501 my father died in 1994 due to mad cow's disease in 1994. He had never traveled out of his hometown my father died in 1994 due to mad cow’s disease in 1994. He had never traveled out of his hometown

]]> By: Jayne Sipkins http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-1500 Jayne Sipkins Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:27:46 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-1500 my father died due to ad cow's disease in 1994 in Southern Illinois. He had never traveled out of his hometown! my father died due to ad cow’s disease in 1994 in Southern Illinois. He had never traveled out of his hometown!

]]> By: Start a home based business, find a home business idea, and work at home with the perfect home based business opportunity http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-1231 Start a home based business, find a home business idea, and work at home with the perfect home based business opportunity Wed, 07 May 2008 21:01:10 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-1231 [...] or to choke on a small plastic toy. Yet this is what gets the media attention. I wrote about this a while back, how humans are bad at estimating risk. After 9/11 many people were scared to fly, and this [...] […] or to choke on a small plastic toy. Yet this is what gets the media attention. I wrote about this a while back, how humans are bad at estimating risk. After 9/11 many people were scared to fly, and this […]

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-939 Brian Armstrong Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:17:52 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-939 Thanks for the info Andrew, and Phil 5 out of 10 is quite impressive. The "list the top 3" questions are much harder than the "which of these two" questions where you inherently have a 50/50 chance. Where else in life do you see people being controlled by an irrational fear? One big fear I see people have is in approaching strangers, either in dating or business networking. The risk is essentially zero, but people's anxiety goes through the roof in these cases. Public speaking too. Thanks for the info Andrew, and Phil 5 out of 10 is quite impressive. The “list the top 3″ questions are much harder than the “which of these two” questions where you inherently have a 50/50 chance.

Where else in life do you see people being controlled by an irrational fear?

One big fear I see people have is in approaching strangers, either in dating or business networking. The risk is essentially zero, but people’s anxiety goes through the roof in these cases. Public speaking too.

]]> By: Phil Reynolds http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-938 Phil Reynolds Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:13:56 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-938 Oh sure you are just trying to take away my happiness about getting that question right. :-P Oh sure you are just trying to take away my happiness about getting that question right. :-P

]]> By: Andrew http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-937 Andrew Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:38:57 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-937 It is important to note that there was one US resident who died of vCJD (Mad cow disease), Charlene Singh. She died in FL in 2004. However, it is suspected that she contracted the disease by eating meat in England sometime prior to 1992. It is important to note that there was one US resident who died of vCJD (Mad cow disease), Charlene Singh. She died in FL in 2004.

However, it is suspected that she contracted the disease by eating meat in England sometime prior to 1992.

]]> By: Phil Reynolds http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-935 Phil Reynolds Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:55:25 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/222/why-youre-worse-than-you-think-at-estimating-risk/#comment-935 I only got 5 right but number 6 was one of them so I am very happy. :-) I only got 5 right but number 6 was one of them so I am very happy. :-)

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