{"id":1292,"date":"2018-10-03T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T00:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2019-01-03T00:22:29","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T00:22:29","slug":"make-this-one-change-to-tame-your-cognitive-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/index.php\/2018\/10\/03\/make-this-one-change-to-tame-your-cognitive-bias\/","title":{"rendered":"Make this one change to tame your cognitive bias"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1311 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rose_glasses-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rose_glasses-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rose_glasses-768x511.jpg 768w, http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rose_glasses.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>You can\u2019t do a lot to change the way your hardwired biases operate. But there are ways to skillfully deploy your biases to minimize their negative impact. Buster Benson, of the <a href=\"https:\/\/betterhumans.coach.me\/cognitive-bias-cheat-sheet-55a472476b18\">Better Humans<\/a> website, points out that one particular bias can be a handy ally. \u201cConfirmation bias\u201d describes your propensity to find evidence that supports your presuppositions. The more aware of your bias you can become\u2014the more you can convince yourself that you engage in biased thinking as part of your standard operating procedure\u2014the more easily you will see evidence of bias.<\/p>\n<p>In short: if you set out to find bias in your thinking, then you\u2019ll find bias in your thinking. And that gives you a better chance to rein it in or compensate for it.<\/p>\n<p>Can this mean you see bias in too many places? Perhaps. But you\u2019ll benefit from erring on the side of assuming bias. It will give you a humble and flexible outlook with regard to your own perceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that \u201chumble and flexible\u201d doesn\u2019t mean \u201cfrozen.\u201d Just as you can only see so far and run so fast, your brain has its limitations. But you still see, and you still run, and you still think, as best you can within your limits. Despite your inevitable biases, you do have a lot of capacity for wise and clear choices.<\/p>\n<p><em>Try It:<\/em> You can boost your conviction that you are subject to bias by learning more about how bias affects you. Buster Benson has a nice <a href=\"https:\/\/betterhumans.coach.me\/cognitive-bias-cheat-sheet-55a472476b18\">biases cheat sheet<\/a> on his website, and the Wikipedia <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_cognitive_biases\">Cognitive Biases<\/a> page is also a (somewhat daunting) treasure-trove of examples. Take a few minutes to explore the range and depth of your biases: it may give you all the confirmation you need.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/glasses-eye-lens-frame-2876367\/\">https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/glasses-eye-lens-frame-2876367\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/service\/terms\/#usage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/service\/terms\/%23usage&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1537907481913000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHJQHRi-t9dqJyqZn8-hrHuSLHZAQ\">CC0 Creative Commons<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can\u2019t do a lot to change the way your hardwired biases operate. But there are ways to skillfully deploy your biases to minimize their negative impact. Buster Benson, of the Better Humans website, points out that one particular bias can be a handy ally. \u201cConfirmation bias\u201d describes your propensity to find evidence that supports [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-openmindedness","category-tips-for-your-at-work"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1292"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1537,"href":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292\/revisions\/1537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}