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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Higher intelligence can lead to self-deception and hinder personal growth by justifying and interpreting information to align with one's beliefs.
Acknowledging personal biases and actively seeking feedback can help overcome ego-driven biases and foster personal growth.
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The Effect of Higher IQ on Mistakes
Having a higher IQ can increase the likelihood of making mistakes due to the tendency to justify and interpret information in a way that aligns with one's own beliefs. Higher reasoning abilities can lead to more elegant self-deception when faced with contradicting evidence.
The Importance of Humility
Having higher intelligence and reasoning skills can develop an expectation of always being correct, which can lead to stubbornness and hinder personal growth. Being open to contradictory ideas and evidence, and recognizing personal flaws and mistakes, promotes a true growth mindset and a willingness to learn from others.
Recognizing and Overcoming Ego Biases
Unconscious biases driven by ego can shape perceptions and hinder self-awareness. Acknowledging personal biases and actively seeking feedback from others can help overcome ego-driven biases and promote personal growth. Writing down past mistakes and engaging in self-reflection can foster humility and mitigate the negative impact of ego-driven decision-making.
Most of the time the biggest source of frustration in our life is actually ourselves.
Unconscious biases and ego are some of the biggest blockers to developing a growth mindset. Learn how to recognise them and encourage a mindset of learning and growth.