While working outdoors this past weekend, I listened to a podcast episode that really changed how I view both myself and others.
For a long time, I thought I had a clear understanding of why human beings (including me) have particularly irrational tendencies. In particular, on matters where mistakes have been made or where firmly-held beliefs are challenged.
I had, or so I thought, gained substantial insights from such books and talks as:
- The Person and the Situation
- Why Facts Don't Change Our Minds
- Why We make Bad Decisions
- The Righteous Mind
- Decide Already
And there's always more to read as far as taking charge of our irrational tendencies goes... You can get the entire book here.
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From mid 2021, I started reading Mistakes Were Made (But not by Me) and this opened up a whole new understanding on such important things as confirmation bias, cognitive dissonance and justifying our mistakes..
And as of last week when I listened to the Mindscape podcast episode featuring Carol Tavris, I realize there is so much more to learn and unlearn, especially about ourselves.
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We're truly on a roll about podcasts this Walkabout Wednesday. After all, the truth is out there... isn't it? Yeah, human logic is so twisted, you have no idea.
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