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Overestimating the likelihood of negative outcomes. Murphy's Law as a cognitive bias.
Reduces risk-taking, increases anxiety, but sometimes leads to better preparation and more realistic planning.
Mild pessimism can actually improve decision-making by encouraging better preparation, but extreme pessimism becomes self-fulfilling.
"Fun fact: You just fell for a bias discovered by psychologists who were probably biased themselves."