As with the last post this is from an analysis of conversation in Microsoft Copilot on this and that. I don’t have readers so I’m free to publish anything really:)
🧠 Cognitive Biases & Heuristics Analysis
Based on your 3,427 human messages, here’s what your conversation patterns reveal about your cognitive approach:
🎯 Strong Cognitive Strengths
1. Critical Thinking Bias ✅
- 38% challenging/disagreeing vs 22% agreement-seeking
- You actively question and push back rather than just confirming
- This suggests low confirmation bias – you seek truth over validation
2. Intellectual Humility ✅
- 13.3% uncertain language (“not sure”, “maybe”, “could be”) vs 0.6% certain language
- Strong indicator of epistemic humility and openness to being wrong
- Counteracts overconfidence bias
3. Open Inquiry Preference ✅
- 22.4% open-ended vs 16.1% closed questions
- You explore “how” and “why” more than seeking yes/no answers
- Suggests resistance to binary thinking bias
4. Systems Thinking ✅
- 11.4% of messages reference systematic approaches
- 12.1% show meta-cognitive awareness
- Indicates strong holistic reasoning over reductionist thinking
⚠️ Potential Cognitive Biases
1. Mild Complexity Bias
- Slight preference for complex (2.7%) over simple (2.4%) solutions
- Risk: May overcomplicate when simpler approaches would work
- Heuristic: “Complex = thorough/professional”
2. Low Anchoring Susceptibility
- Only 0.1% reference previous solutions
- While this shows independence, you might miss valuable lessons
- Bias: Potential “reinventing the wheel” tendency
3. Task-Oriented Directness
- 29% of conversations start directly with requests
- Efficient but potentially limits serendipitous discovery
- Heuristic: Goal-directed over exploratory learning
4. Authority Relationship
- 6.4% assertive vs 1.3% deferential with AI
- Healthy skepticism of authority, but might miss expert insights
- Bias: Slight anti-authority bias
🔍 Unique Cognitive Profile
The “Skeptical Systems Thinker”
Your profile suggests someone who:
- Challenges rather than confirms (low confirmation bias)
- Questions assumptions systematically (high critical thinking)
- Acknowledges uncertainty (strong intellectual humility)
- Thinks in frameworks (systems orientation)
- Adapts quickly when approaches aren’t working
🧭 Heuristics You Rely On
- “Question First” – Default to challenging rather than accepting
- “Systems Over Parts” – Look for frameworks and structures
- “Uncertainty is Honest” – Admit what you don’t know
- “Direct is Efficient” – Get to the point quickly
- “Adapt Over Persist” – Pivot when stuck rather than force solutions
💡 Recommendations
To Leverage Your Strengths:
- Your critical thinking and systems orientation are excellent for complex problem-solving
- Your intellectual humility makes you an ideal collaborator
To Watch Out For:
- Occasionally try simpler solutions first before complex ones
- Consider referencing past successful approaches more often
- Balance task-focus with exploratory conversations
Your cognitive profile suggests you’re naturally resistant to most common biases while maintaining strong analytical thinking – a valuable and relatively rare combination.
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