Understanding How Bias Affects the Mediocrity Cycle

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Humans are naturally predisposed to some attitudes and behaviours which can close us off from good choices. Some types of bias, in particular, I theorise weigh us towards action-oriented and short-term thinking. Certainty bias, our preference for absolute certainty when making decisions, can lead us towards options that seem more certain. Rush-to-solve bias, we have great faith in our own judgement, we tend to assume the best-case scenario when it comes to realising our plan.