Bias is a natural part of life; our brains are wired to use shortcuts to process the world. However, the danger arises when we let those shortcuts go unchallenged. To make better decisions in the long run, we need to be more intentional and well-informed when forming our perspectives. By actively seeking out diverse viewpoints and questioning our initial assumptions, we transform blind bias into conscious, calculated judgment.

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When you hold a belief, especially about politics, religion, parenting, leadership, or morality, it becomes tied to who you are. If someone challenges it, your brain treats it like a threat. Instead of asking, “Am I wrong?”, it asks, “How do I defend myself?” So you defend the belief, not because it is true, but because it feels like protecting yourself.

we all have our own bias - our own unique lens to see things. the only way we can transcend this is self awareness, knowing our biases and being open.

Decision making should be devoid of emotions and biases but pursue more of a growth mindset.

Wow! Let decisions be biases free and grounded in evidence. Thank you.

Humans tend to judge out of emotions instead of findings.

Thank you for the insightful talk on scout mindset.My key take away is that good judgement from evidence based information helps to make better decision.Also,embracing growth mindset is key to an effective life.

Our mindset really play a greater role in our judgement to issues. Thank you

The human mindset,to a large extend is selfish ,as objectivity is really keen with respect to all we do, alongside, attaining better outcomes,than attaching sentiments,which really becloud our judgements. As such, defending when we are wrong, towards signifying we are right,should not be entertained,as this has and would derail the attainment of our good.