# 1827 || cognitive misers Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-your-damn-bed-1372987/1827-cognitive-misers Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-your-damn-bed-1372987/1827-cognitive-misers.md Podcast: [Make Your Damn Bed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-your-damn-bed-1372987) Published: 2026-08-17T04:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed/episodes/1827-cognitive-misers Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6152264dc28ad2001383af42/e/6a7fc56dff328abd84bd1784/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/make-your-damn-bed-1372987/episodes/1827-cognitive-misers Duration seconds: 591 ## Resource the human brain doesn't prefer to expend extra cognitive effort, it will always take a shortcut, where possible. the less you analyze this reality, the more likely you are to fall into "cognitive laziness" which can reinforce stereotypes and keep us trapped in limiting world views. THE SOURCES: https://psychology-spot.com/cognitive-miser-definition/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_miser Read Julie's Medium Blog . Support JULIE (and the show!) Support + get some bonus stuff over on PATREON . Get an occasional personal email from me: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com Tune in on INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE or TIKTOK . Info on War Tax Resistance. Donate to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund and the Sudan Relief Fund The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Read Julie's Medium Blog . Support JULIE (and the show!) Support + get some bonus stuff over on PATREON . Get an occasional personal email from me: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com Tune in on INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE or TIKTOK Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/make-your-damn-bed-1372987/episodes/1827-cognitive-misers/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-your-damn-bed-1372987/1827-cognitive-misers.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.