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Not Enough Meaning

We think we know what other people are thinking

Illusion of external agency

Description

The experience of an action being willed or chosen by oneself is retrospectively attributed to an external agent. (Less common in typical business, more psychopathological).

Illusion of external agency in business decision

While less directly applicable to typical business, a highly stressed individual might incorrectly attribute a minor business error they made to "bad luck" or external forces beyond their control, rather than their own oversight.

Illusion of external agency in personal life decision

When your computer crashes, you feel it's "out to get you" as if it has intentions.