« ...I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.... »
— Invictus
(1875) William Ernest Henley
Captain of my soul, really?
How to free oneself from cognitive biases
Eric Gautier
Published by HITIPPE
Methods and exercices to increase the soundness of our reasonings
Where are the greatest influencers? Not in social networks, but in our head!
The psychologists have identified more than 200 fallacious thinking patterns shaping our judgments and decision making reasoning.
Being aware of these biases is the first step toward a better mental processing of the mass of information around us. It allows us to evaluate data and sources of information more reliably, and to make sound decisions based on relevant data, to the best of our knowledge and ability, without distortions of facts or blind angles.
This book offers clear explanations of the main cognitive biases and fallacious reasonings susceptible to affect our ability to understand correctly the world around us.
Then, it proposes practical methods to protect us from these fundamental mistakes and to restore the quality of our decision making, and let us to be the true "captain of our soul*".
First publishing in english, translation in french to follow.
Publishing date to be announced soon
Will be available as
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INVICTUS
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
William Ernest Henley (1849–1903)
published in 1888
About the author
Founder of the HIGHTIGER Group (based in Hong Kong), specialized in strategy, risk management and international development, Eric Gautier is, among other things, the creator of advanced training methods (TATS) and testing/red teaming services (RTRS) under the INT2PLAN brand name. In strategic management as well as in everyday life, understanding and controlling cognitive biases are the conditions to develop autonomous, reliable reasonings, and make relevant decisions,
This book presents the most important lessons learned by the author on this topic, from his years of field experiences in international decision making positions, then in his strategic consulting and related training activities.
