Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement

Catching Your Ego: How to Recognize Unconscious Bias and Embrace a Growth Mindset

Mar 7, 2023
Learn how to recognize unconscious bias and embrace a growth mindset. Explore the importance of challenging your own thinking and questioning biases. Discover strategies for self-reflection, evaluation, and nurturing personal growth. Reflect on past mistakes as an entrepreneur and the need for humility. Surround yourself with individuals who are aware of their egos to foster personal development.
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INSIGHT

Intelligence and Error

  • Higher IQ can increase your capacity for mistakes by creating an expectation of being right.
  • This leads to stubbornness and misinterpreting information to fit existing beliefs.
ADVICE

Self-Awareness Test

  • Test your ability to interpret information objectively.
  • Reflect on past mistakes and be open to being wrong.
ANECDOTE

Unscientific Scientist

  • Sam Harris shares his experience of being an "unscientific scientist."
  • He was biased in his research and learned the importance of questioning everything.
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