It’s a “belief-driven” world, not a “data-driven” one, fam
It’s not nearly as “data-driven” a world as we claim it is, but rather one constructed on beliefs, assumptions, and confirmation bias. We’re all guilty. Continue Reading
Confirmation Bias
The Blunder Years, Episode 56: So, do generations hate each other?
Does every generation seem to believe that future generations “don’t get it” and will “screw it all up?” Plus: the decline and rise of listening. Continue Reading
Availability bias, proof by example fallacy, and tribalism, OH MY!
The increasing rush to sameness and comfort of American work and business models: dangerous, or just fine? Continue Reading
The Overblown Implications Effect
If you burn a batch of cookies or mess up a work presentation, do people think you are a bad cook or dumb now forever? Continue Reading
Most people you meet won’t be that self-aware
Confirmation bias vs. self-awareness in a 12-round cage match, and self-awareness ain’t winning too often. Continue Reading
The “Attention Economy” is a bubble
This is a tough intersection for humanity. Continue Reading
Confirmation bias is now a synonym for “life”
Welcome to the era of dumb’ed-down like-clicking. Continue Reading
Compensatory behavior is, well, everything
All about closing that gap between “who you really are” and “who you want to be seen as,” which has implications at work and on social media. Continue Reading