by Mario Sikora | Feb 5, 2012 | Article, belief polarization, Blog, Clear Thinking, Cognitive dissonance, confirmation bias, Critical Thinking, Mario Sikora
In the last article we talked about cognitive dissonance–the state of mental unease caused by contradictory information or perceptions. The brain tries to reduce this unease whenever possible, and uses a variety of tricks to do so. In this article we’ll...
by Mario Sikora | Jan 22, 2012 | Behavioral change, Clear Thinking, Coaching, Cognitive dissonance, Critical Thinking, Personality
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool. Richard Feynman (American theoretical physicist, 1918-1988) We like to think we see the world clearly, that our perceptions are reliable, that our thinking is...