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The Default Effect

How "go-to" bias can either work for - or against - you.

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Cathy Davenport Lee
Dec 23, 2025
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Hi friends!

I hope you are settling into a “long winter’s nap” status. Me, I’m still vainly rushing around trying to kill everything on my to-do list. I’ll shut off eventually. (Or faceplant trying)

Today, I wanted to talk to you about a phenomenon I’ve noticed quite frequently in the course of running various creative teams. I’m calling it “The Default …

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