Oct 13 • 🧭 Purpose & Direction
Confirmation Bias
Think about the last big plan you shared, a major, a transfer, a job, a move. Who did you tell first?
Most of us tell the people who will say "that sounds great." It feels like support, and it is. It also leaves the plan untested, because people who care about us tend to agree before they think about what could go wrong.
You can add one conversation to your process that changes the quality of your decisions. Here is how, in four steps:
Choose one honest voice. An advisor, a professional in the field, or a student two years ahead who has lived a similar choice.
Ask three questions. What could go wrong? What am I missing? What would you do differently?
Listen and write it down. Do not argue or explain. If you defend your plan, you will stop getting information.
Wait a day. Then decide what to change, and what to keep.
Here is a message you can send to start: "I am planning to [your plan]. Could you give me fifteen minutes to tell me what you think could go wrong? I want to hear the honest version."
The goal is a stronger plan, and the plan can stay exactly as it is. Some plans become more confident after someone tries to break them.
This fits how we work in Spark-ED. We test our direction early and treat honest feedback as information, so a change of course costs us a conversation and not a semester.
Action for this week: pick the plan you are most excited about, pick one honest voice, and send the message. Post below who you chose, and I will help you write your three questions.
Who will you ask?
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