Theory

Boosted Brains: Using Heuristics to Our Advantage

Heuristics are simple decision rules, rules of thumb, or mental shortcuts that enable us to navigate the world and make decisions quickly and without conscious effort. Boosting focuses on heuristics’ usefulness. It is the process of training individuals to deliberately use heuristics when they lead to accurate, unbiased, and nuanced decisions, and avoiding them when they lead to systematic errors.