HBR

This is the failure to recognize the impact of bias on your own judgment.

Despite the extensive research and data supporting the existence of our cognitive biases, many of us disagree and even ignore the effects of bias in our lives even when we’re fully aware of it.

Confirmation bias is a common tendency to self-promote and validate our own beliefs. Most controversial issues have people who are for or against the given topic, and tend to look at points that support their existing belief patterns.

Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel prize winning...

Cognitive flexibility makes people smarter, which cannot be reflected in IQ tests.

• Research shows that successful entrepreneurs are more cognitively flexible than managers of a similar age and IQ.
• Flexibl...