I am influenced by a self-serving bias. If I am not careful and alert, I default to being an actor during success and look at someone else during failure. Many egocentric biases influence my mind every day. If I am not careful, I may protect my ego for all the wrong...
Looking at you, I can see your shortcomings, weaknesses and limitations. At this point, I feel I am complete, and you are so incomplete.When I am patient enough to look into your eyes curiously, then I see myself clearly. I see myself looking for short-term gains,...
Life is too confusing to deduce any meaning out of it. Things that are too important for one person; other is distributing it for free. A few of us are running like crazy to get there; others who have been there find it worthless. Over our lives, there are constant...
Progress is not directly proportional to activity. We may make progress by doing less: Making difficult but sensible choices about cutting unnecessary steps in the process. Deciding to actively descope automations that add no value. By eliminating problems, so we...
Sometimes, the writing on the wall is crisp and clear. Everyone can see it, but no one talks about it. It may be because we are busy, follow norms, feel shy, think it is not our problem, and start to believe - it is what it is. Yet, when one of us (usually an...
Ego-based thinking is one of the top constraints in every project, relationship, or interaction. By default, we tend to overestimate our own contribution. Our thinking patterns put us at the centre of every discussion point. So, we feel good when we hear our praise...
Sometimes, we like to take it out. We want to talk about our problems, issues, and challenges. We like to discuss things that are not working. We bounce ideas and ideal scenarios of what should happen. We may draw conceptual diagrams and paint a picture for the...
Stumbling upon the long list of cognitive biases and their effects on our decision-making, I realised I am not a rational person! Consider taking some time for self-reflection.