A cognitive bias explained every time you open a new tab.

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My Cognitive Bias Extension

A cognitive bias explained every time you open a new tab.

Cognitive biases affect everything we do. Amongst other things, they make us spend impulsively, be overly influenced by what other people think. They change our beliefs, our opinions, and our decisions, and we have no idea it is happening.

When we are aware of our biases, it is sometimes possible, to estimate the bias and then modify our behaviour. This procedure is called bias correction, and this is the reason why we built this extension.

Inspired by the Cognitive Bias Codex by DesignHacks.co. List of biases mostly by Wikipedia.

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If you're looking for a more advanced plugin, get a Cognitive Bias, Mental Model or Dark Pattern explained every time you open a new tab from BrainyTab.com. It also gives you an amazing way to save and manage bookmarks easily (super fast search included).
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install My Cognitive Bias extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install My Cognitive Bias extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install My Cognitive Bias extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install My Cognitive Bias extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download My Cognitive Bias extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a My Cognitive Bias extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the My Cognitive Bias Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the My Cognitive Bias extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the My Cognitive Bias extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for My Cognitive Bias extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the My Cognitive Bias extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download My Cognitive Bias extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install My Cognitive Bias extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the My Cognitive Bias extension file

Select and download the My Cognitive Bias extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the My Cognitive Bias extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your My Cognitive Bias extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the My Cognitive Bias extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install My Cognitive Bias extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Nick Ostrovsky (ID: 000000f0097b5b2b) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 03/27/2019 Please add dark mode.

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Kevin Desai (ID: 0000008fdbbdec4a) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 03/25/2019 Its a good app. Its missing a dark mode and a favorites/save feature.

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(ID: ) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/25/2019 Really interesting content in an incredibly digestible format - thanks guys :-D

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Ionela Spinu (ID: 000000f84e391058) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/25/2019 Absolutely love it!! Find myself opening a tab just so I can check on another bias :) Great idea and it's such a clever way to remind us how utterly biased we are and we're not always aware of it.

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Wyatt Rich (ID: 00000004367432d4) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 03/23/2019 The only thing this is missing is a dark mode (hopefully by default); so you are not blinded every time you open a new tab at night