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Mark Josephson's avatar

Good stuff, David. Has me rethinking some of my rituals.

David Beisel at NextView's avatar

Thanks, my friend. That's the sneaky part: the rituals feel like discipline, which is exactly what makes them hard to touch. Will be curious to hear which ones you're reconsidering.

David Beisel at NextView's avatar

And by the way, you had as close up view of part of this story than any!

Richard T's avatar

There's real humility in writing about the biases you can name yet still feel gripped by. That's a rare thing to admit publicly, and it makes the argument far more persuasive than any tidy "here's how to adapt" checklist would. Thanks for turning the analytical lens inward instead of outward. ✌🏽

David Beisel at NextView's avatar

Thank you. Honestly this one was as much a note to myself as anything. Naming the bias doesn't dissolve it, but writing it down in public at least makes it harder to pretend I don't see it.

Chacho Valadez's avatar

This post reminds me of Munger's Talk Eleven: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment in "Poor Charlie’s Almanack." It's a speech I reference often and re-read yearly. You've likely read it but recommend if not.

https://www.stripe.press/poor-charlies-almanack/talk-eleven?progress=0.00%

David Beisel at NextView's avatar

Know of, but will now really read. Thanks for the rec, Chacho.