We Defend Our Ego

A person with a strong self-serving bias may have little capacity to assess a situation objectively.

In his speech, The psychology of human misjudgment, Charlie Munger considers the tendencies of serious criminals in Tolstoy's novels.

The criminals defend themse...

• Projection bias can occur because we don’t realize how much exogenous factors — things that happen outside of our control — can influence our decision-making.
• Overestimating impact. When we are faced with significant life events, lik...

• The term ego has many definitions. Sages say it is the only barrier between us and true enlightenment. Whether we define it as self-esteem, self-importance or our arrogant, stubborn nature, ego isn’t something to be discarded, as it has tremendous functionality in this world.
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