{"id":2471,"count":17,"description":"Articles on diving psychology; including cognitive bias, heuristics, stress management, judgment errors, attitudes and mindset.\r\n\r\n<strong>Disclosure<\/strong>\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/\">scubatechphilippines.com<\/a>\u00a0is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program; I may earn commission from qualifying purchases made through affiliate advertising links included in articles on this blog.<\/em>\r\n\r\n<em>I only endorse and recommend products that I have used myself, or know to be highly recommended by expert diving peers. 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