Information Avoidance
Actively not looking — at the test result, the statement, the contract, the reviews — to protect a feeling or a belief; the information is free and useful and still avoided.
An everyday example
Not opening the credit card statement; not reading the exit clause because you have already decided.
What it can cost you
Decisions made without information you chose not to have; sellers who make avoidance easy.
Warning signs
- I have not opened it.
- I decided before I read.
One thing to do
Pre-commit to reading the uncomfortable document at a fixed time with a fixed checklist; the discomfort is the signal that it matters.
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