Working with a coaching client on cognitive biases, so I thought it would be helpful to summarize the most important ones in a short series for anyone interested in this topic. But what is a cognitive bias?
Our brain's operating system is riddled with bugs. These cognitive biases, like malware infecting our neural network, distort our perception, hijack our logic, and screw with our decisionmaking. Scary part? We're often blissfully unaware of these mental landmines. These biases operate in the shadows, pulling your strings like a puppet master.
The good news? Once we shine the light of awareness on these biases, we can develop our own mental antivirus. And don't get discouraged if you slip back into old patterns, simply remind yourself of the importance of these lessons and keep trying. Overcoming confirmation bias is a lifelong process.
Time to upgrade our thinking. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to summarize some of these biases, sign up to the Newsletter for the latest updates. Comments, feedbacks and challenges always welcome!
Today, after a brief introduction, we'll start with the king of biases, the confirmation bias.
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