1/ We think that what we see is representative of all there is. This is almost never true.
2/ What we see is filtered, which help us because there is too much information.We have a hard time finding and identifying what's important
3/ What most people miss is that the quality of the filter matters enormously.
4/ When you read a book, you're reading a filtered version of the authors thoughts. Same as an article. Conversations are the same. Etc.
5/ Filters also affect what information we come across in the first place. What articles we see. What conversations we have.
6/ Sometimes filtering is malicious and deceptive; often it's not.
7/ What you can't see — what's filtered — doesn't exist to your mind and yet it's often as important as what you see.
8/ There is an inverse relationship in organizations between the number of people (filters) and the accuracy of what's actually happening.
9/ b/c we think what we see is all there is, we are overconfident. This causes us to make stupid decisions.
10/ An under-rated aspect of overconfidence is that it closes your mind to feedback that contradicts your assumptions.
You can read more on filters here. farnamstreetblog.com
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