267. How to Make a Bad Decision
267. How to Make a Bad Decision  
Podcast: Freakonomics Radio
Published On: Thu Nov 17 2016
Description: Some of our most important decisions are shaped by something as random as the order in which we make them. The gambler's fallacy, as it's known, affects loan officers, federal judges -- and probably you too. How to avoid it? The first step is to admit just how fallible we all are.