• The way our minds process information leads us to draw unwarranted conclusions and take immediate action without thinking first. This comes as the result of the way our brains have evolved over millions of years.
  • In today’s modern business environment, our mind’s predilection for drawing instant conclusions and leaping into action is often more of a hindrance than a help.
  • The human mind has no inherent system of logic. In fact, the human brain is consistently, systematically illogical.
  • “Connectionism” causes the human brain to instantly access information from previous experience that seems relevant to the problem at hand, and this process often masquerades as logical reasoning.
  • Undue Optimism, Availability Bias, Pattern ...

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