Lessons tagged “blind-spots”
8 published lessons with this tag.
perception
Notice what you are not seeing
The most important information is often in what you habitually ignore.
perception
Multiple perspectives reveal blind spots
Seeking other viewpoints shows you what your single perspective cannot.
perception
Other people are calibration instruments
Other perspectives correct for your systematic blind spots.
perception
Externalize feedback you receive
Feedback you only hear once is feedback you will distort, remember selectively, or forget entirely.
schema
Peer review for personal schemas
Having trusted people review your mental models catches errors you miss.
schema
Limits of meta-cognition
There are limits to how much you can observe your own thinking — know these limits.
agents
The feedback you avoid is the feedback you need most
Resistance to certain feedback signals it touches an important blind spot.
emotion
The limits of emotional wisdom
Even wise people have emotional blind spots and bad days — wisdom includes accepting this.