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When siblings disagree about cognitive bias versus actual decline

My brother and I are both trying to help our dad with his finances but we keep getting into fights about whether he's showing signs of cognitive decline or if we're just falling into the availability heuristic because mom had dementia.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The difficulty of distinguishing between normal cognitive biases and concerning changes creates both practical uncertainty and emotional conflict between people who need to act together.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cognitive biases — complete reference?”

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