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Bias: A Mode Which Can Hinder Your Thoughts
We like to believe we think logically, but the truth is simple: bias is a default mode, not an exception. It shapes our decisions, colours our judgments, and often does it without our awareness. In healthcare, leadership, education is anywhere decisions matter, bias quietly shifts the outcome.
🔍 Bias isn’t always malicious but it is powerful
Whether it’s confirmation bias pushing us toward what we already believe, anchoring bias making us cling to the first piece of information we hear, or availability bias drawing conclusions from the most recent case…
Bias narrows our thinking without us noticing.
🧠 The danger? It feels like good thinking
Bias doesn’t announce itself. It feels intuitive, confident, even efficient.
That’s why it’s a problem.
Your mind thinks it’s solving even when it’s shortcutting.
🏥 In clinical settings, bias can derail care
Premature closure can halt your diagnostic reasoning.
Stereotyping can affect how you interpret symptoms.
Overconfidence can stop you gathering more data.
A single biased step early in the chain can cascade into misjudgement later.
🔄 The antidote: awareness and pause
You don’t eliminate bias it's how you manage it.
You build habits that widen the lens:
Ask: “What else could this be?”
Seek contradictory evidence.
Slow down the moments that matter.
Invite another perspective.
Bias thrives in autopilot. It weakens when you challenge your first thought.
What’s one bias you’ve caught in yourself recently — and how did you spot it? Share your insights below. 👇
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Bias: A Mode Which Can Hinder Your Thoughts
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