"They dive either to the left or to the right. Rarely do they stay standing in the middle – even though roughly a third of all balls land there. Why on earth would they jeopardise saving these penalties? **The simple answer: appearance. It looks more impressive and feels less embarrassing to dive to the wrong side than to freeze on the spot and watch the ball sail past.** This is the action bias: look active, even if it achieves nothing." -- --- **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[action-bias]], [[omission-bias]], [[patience]], [[overthinking]], [[procrastination]], [[igwbigb-fallacy]], [[inability-to-close-doors]], [[signalling]], **Source** — [[202308101525 — B — The Art of Thinking Clearly]]