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TIL of the “availability heuristic,” by which people judge the likelihood of events based on the number of times they hear about them. Explains why many people are pessimistic about the world given the amount of media coverage available, which favors bad news.

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ooXo TIL that Michael Jordan had a contract clause called “For the Love of the Game” allowing him to play pick up games whenever he wanted to.
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