核心概念
人類容易受到認知偏差的影響,這些偏差會導致我們根據不完整的信息做出判斷,並難以接受與我們既有觀念相悖的信息。
摘要
文章開篇以故事的影響力為引,點出即使故事只呈現部分事實,人們也傾向於全盤接受,並以此為基礎做出決策和判斷。接著引出文章的主題——認知偏差,指出這是人類無法全面理解事件、完整評估個人或形成深思熟慮觀點的原因。
文章進一步解釋,這些認知偏差通常是大腦為了快速處理信息、維持自我感覺良好而採取的捷徑,讓我們在無意識中忽視了自身的無知。
最後,文章引入了“信息充足錯覺”這一新型認知偏差,暗示人類在認知方面存在更多自我欺騙的傾向。
引述
“Stories can be powerful. Sometimes so powerful that even if they tell only half the actual story, we tend to buy them, go all-in, and make decisions, take action or become judgmental based on what we think we know.”
“We are all prone to these sorts of so-called cognitive biases — numerous ways humans fail to get the complete picture of an event, or take the full measure of a person, or arrive at a thoughtful viewpoint on an important topic.”
“These mental biases are often shortcuts, a way of sifting through all the TMI so that we can make decisions quickly, feel good about ourselves, and shuffle along with life, not even realizing the ignorance we’ve blissed ourselves with.”