Unconscious Bias: Mental Short Cuts May Slow You Down
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Unconscious Bias: Mental Short Cuts May Slow You Down

Learn how to identify and avoid mental shortcuts to lessen the influence of your biases.

Mind Scaling
Updated Oct 28, 2020

Mental short cuts go by many different names. They happen when you react or make a decision without considering all the information you have available. Instead, you might consider only the most recently-received information. What happens when you react without enough information is that your biases have much more influence over your decisions. Learn to identify and avoid mental shortcuts to lessen the influence of your biases.