In general, it would be a mistake to think…

In general, it would be a mistake to think a single good outcome implies that you have made a good decision. Psychologists refer to this mistake as the outcome bias.

— from The Mind in the Cockpit · Practical Uncertainty: Useful Ideas in Decision-Making, Risk, Randomness, and AI by Hossei

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