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:

1. 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)
2. Keep a keen focus on the negatives: use this with people, situations, and information [Negativity Bias]
3. Seek and favour information that supports your views [that's the essence of Confirmation Bias]
4. Minimize the time you spend on risk management: refuse to plan of or react to extremes or disasters [the Normalcy Bias]
5. Don't go overboard asking too many questions - just conclude other people almost always agree with you [take comfort in the False-Consensus Effect]
6. Underestimate the time it will take to complete tasks [the Planning Fallacy]
7. 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].