BLUF
‘Subtraction bias’ is a human phenomenon and a shared feature of the human mind. It’s where people prefer to solve engineering problems by addition, rather than subtraction.Summary
KEY POINTS:
- What holds true of engineering challenges and brainteasers also holds true of happiness.
- To be happier in work and life, our first impulse is to add something.
- We can usually achieve the same aim by subtracting misery.