choosing a side only feels good because it allows the mind to re-right itself into certainty while suppressing the fear of not knowing.
shannon-againx.comchoosing a side only feels good because it allows the mind to re-right itself into certainty while suppressing the fear of not knowing.
We make decisions all day long, and many of them are emotionally driven. Rarely do we sift through all the available information to ensure we know every fact. And we don’t need to. It is all about degrees of certainty.
Simon Sinek • Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
We are a binary-loving species. We like to divide the world into two neat boxes and fear the wobbly penumbra in between.
Everyday Philosophy: Can you ever be "too emotional" in decision-making?
No matter how much rational information he has at his fingertips, unless that decision also feels right, stress will go up and confidence will go down. However you slice it, the opinions of others matter. And the opinions of those we trust matter most.
Simon Sinek • Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
WE MAKE UNCONSCIOUS TRADE-OFFS This is one of the paradoxes of being human: that our beliefs serve such different purposes all at once. Invariably, we end up making trade-offs. We trade off between judgment and belonging. If you live in a tight-knit community, it might be easier to fit in if you use soldier mindset to fight off any doubts you have... See more
Julia Galef • The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
Confirmation bias: It’s nice to feel like we made a good choice. The group encourages its members to look for external signs that existing choices were appropriate, and thus diminishes a desire to look for substitutes.