by Rick Baker
On Aug 7, 2012
With all this innovation, creativity, and technology expanding and swelling up around us it is getting harder and harder to maintain a closed mind.
Regardless, some people manage to do it.
It's time we expose some of their secrets.
Here are 7 ways to maintain a closed mind:
- When you hear a new or unusual idea, quickly discard it: rely solely on what's worked in the past [that's making good use of your Anchoring Bias)
- Keep a keen focus on the negatives: use this with people, situations, and information [Negativity Bias]
- Seek and favour information that supports your views [that's the essence of Confirmation Bias]
- Minimize the time you spend on risk management: refuse to plan of or react to extremes or disasters [the Normalcy Bias]
- Don't go overboard asking too many questions - just conclude other people almost always agree with you [take comfort in the False-Consensus Effect]
- Underestimate the time it will take to complete tasks [the Planning Fallacy]
- Know you are far less biased than anyone you have ever met [that's perfect use of your Bias Blind Spot]
Of course, there are many more biases that can be used to close and hermetically seal your mind.
Remember, if you don't do it nobody will [Personal Bias].