With the help of these 7 concepts, you can see the world more clearly. These can help you to save yourself from falling into traps.

Everyone needs guidance or some tips to save themselves from falling into any traps. Today with these 7 concepts, you will get that guidance. These will help you see the world more clearly. Learn these concepts to protect yourself at all times. Be the one who plays safe every time. 

You think life is hard when you fall into traps & suffer. But you can make your life easy by learning about something that saves you from being a victim. These 7 concepts help you see the world more clearly. You are smart & clever but sometimes you need an understanding of others’ minds so that you can save yourself. 

So, these 7 Mental Concepts help you see the world more clearly & prevent you from falling into anyone’s trap

01). Narrative Fallacy 

This tells you that people make up stories to explain past events or why they behaved in a certain way.

This concept says that you are wired to seek a connection to everything that happens in the world. When you attach a story to the incident, it becomes easy to understand. But sometimes people create fake stories to justify their behavior. For example, your employee tells you that they made a mistake because they had a fight at home. But the reason can be that they were using their phones. So, by this, you have to understand whether the narrative you are listening to is right or not. Do not believe in each part of the story you hear, examine everything & then make a decision. By this, you save yourself from being fooled by anyone. 

Also, this tells you that do not seek for connection to what is happening around you. Maybe accept the situation as it is without any connections. 

02). Hyperbolic Discounting

The longer you wait, the bigger things you achieve. But your mind works vice versa.

This concept tells you that your mind considers a reward less important if you have to wait for it. Your mind gives importance to immediate rewards. And by doing this, you may lose what reward you may get if you wait for a while. For example, if your parents say at the moment you can buy a phone worth ₹20k, but if you wait for a month, they will give you ₹40k. In this scenario, your mind will choose the first option. Because it is immediate & fast. But you know very well that the second option is the best. 

With this concept, you can save yourself from falling into the trap of immediate response or reward. 

03). Incentive-Caused Bias 

People can make false statements about something because it gives them benefits. 

This concept says that people can make you buy things because these things give them profit & benefit. However, that thing may not be best for you. This concept removes the transparency of people genuinely doing something for you & doing it for their interest. For example, a doctor gives you a tablet. If we take this concept, then it can be because they will be benefited if they sell this tablet more. Or they may be giving you the best cure for your problem. This concept is about the idea of people acting good because they receive an incentive. 

By knowing this concept, save yourself from falling into the trap. Observe what people are doing & check all the facts.

04). Variable Reinforcement 

The excitement you have when you do not know what is in store for you.

This concept is about the excitement you have when you don’t know what will be given to you for your work. If you don’t know what you receive in an outcome, it creates excitement. This is the reason why people enjoy gambling because they do not know if they will win or not. When you are used to a particular outcome, you get bored. But sometimes the unpredictability can cause you a big loss. Variable outcomes may excite you because you receive something new every time. But they are dangerous too because you are unaware of the outcomes you get. 

With this concept, save yourself from the excitement of variable outcomes & follow certain things.  

05). Focusing Illusion

You focus on only one thing rather than looking at the complete picture. 

Focusing illusion means you put too much importance on one thing & feel like only that can give you happiness. Examine all things before buying anything new. For example, if you want to buy a new car & you are only looking at its interior. Whereas you have to look at car maintenance & other stuff too. When you put focus on one thing only, you are not looking at the broader context. Your fixation on one thing can lead you to future harm.

With this concept, you can save yourself from focusing your happiness or attention on one aspect & examining every single aspect in front of you. 

06). Ringelmann Effect 

More people are added to a group to do work, and the amount of energy each individual adds decreases. 

This says that, as the group becomes bigger, the energy added to do tasks increases by each individual. As the task goes on, people’s energy investment gets decreased. One person thinks that the other will do. And others think someone else will do. This is the effect of this concept. For example, you are working on a school project. In the beginning, everyone is excited. But as time passes, everyone invests less energy. Students think that other student will do & other thinks that someone else will do it. This happens because of this effect. 

Save yourself from a decrease in energy as the number of people involved increase. Invest the same amount of energy. 

07). Ultimate Attribution error 

You have different opinions about the people you love & people you hate. 

This is about how you treat & think of people you like & are part of your group. You have different opinions about the people you like & the people you don’t. If the people you like do something bad, then you will make external forces responsible. For example, your friend comes late to an exam, you say the reason is traffic. But if someone you don’t like comes late, you will say it is their habit to come late. For them, you blame internal force. This tendency is called “Ultimate Attribution Error”.

Save yourself from falling into the trap by considering everyone & every situation equally. 

These 7 concepts make you aware of new things happening around you. As you know, these 7  concepts save you from not falling into the traps of anyone. You already know how to take care of things, because you are smart. With these 7 concepts, you will understand everything in a more clear way.