- Johnny hears about business ideas. - Johnny has criticisms. -
Johnny thinks he can do better by doing X, Y, and Z. Yet, with
his very own ideas: - Johnny devises plans. - Johnny executes
his plans. - Johnny rarely if ever questions his assumptions.
Optimistic biases corrode his thinking, and stunts his potential
-- as Johnny forgets that: - A could result. - B could result. -
C could result. - D could result. - E could result.
...ultimately destroying whatever dreams he had for his plans.
Your Biases Suck You Up Optimism bias makes more than half of us
think we're: - more attractive than the average population -
smarter than the average population - drive better than the
average population - perform better at X than the average
population Mediocrity results because we assume X will happen if
we do Y. How do you combat your biases? - Start becoming your
biggest critic. - Start finding a million different ways to
destroy your BIG IDEA. If you were a competitor, how would you
defeat yourself? Questioning your