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Daily Leader Tip: 3 ways to avoid confirmation bias

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David Marsh
Jan 30, 2023
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How bias are you towards your own ideas?

Confirmation Bias is when we have a tendency to search for and favour information or data that supports our existing theory or belief.

It can cause us to evaluate things incorrectly and overlook major pitfalls.

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Not only can it stifle creativity.

It can also cause us to make poor decisions or influence people towards them even if they are not a sound investment.

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It’s great to know all the good things about an idea but are you thinking about it critically and fairly?

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