Elon Musk's Biases List
I recently read Elon Musk’s list of 50 cognitive biases he believes we should all help children become aware of. The list is designed to assist in better decision making. I was at first overwhelmed with fifty biases to examine and wondered how on earth one could be thinking about so many biases to help children in our ordinary interaction with them whether as a teacher or parent or friend. A cognitive bias is a type of thinking that may result in distortion.
I decided to look at his list one by one solely with the goals of finding value in each one if I thought it was valuable, how I have implemented awareness in my own life, and if valuable, how to help children build awareness of the bias.
I thought today, I would examine a couple of those biases. The first of the fifty biases listed is “Fundamental attribution Error: We judge others on their personality or fundamental character, but we judge ourselves on the situation.” The inference here may be our self-judgment excusing or blaming based on the position we find ourselves in not on our intrinsic personality or character. In contrast, we excuse or blame others based on their personalities or character. Worthwhile to understand. Did experience or taught example teach me about this bias? I think both. Can children easily be taught awareness? Yes, awareness for children can be taught by example by teachers and parents and friends.
The second bias is called the “Self-Serving Bias: Our failures are situational, but our successes are our responsibility.” I’m right on this one and the first bias listed above plays a role in this bias as well. There are many opportunities in a child’s life for them to be made aware of this bias. However, our culture presents a problem here. For example, athletes often crow loudly when they’ve won a game, and find weather or other conditions to blame for loss. Teachers and parents often do and are able to remind children to look at their losses with a critical eye for lack of study or other work and be aware of the content that contributed to their successes.
There are forty-eight more biases listed. Some I find more complicated for implementing awareness in children’s lives. Others appear to be learned more by experience than by instruction.
Take a look at his list on the internet. It’s worth a read. Also, please pick one for discussion. I will answer your views from my perspective. Thanks
K. B. Pellegrino, Author
I decided to look at his list one by one solely with the goals of finding value in each one if I thought it was valuable, how I have implemented awareness in my own life, and if valuable, how to help children build awareness of the bias.
I thought today, I would examine a couple of those biases. The first of the fifty biases listed is “Fundamental attribution Error: We judge others on their personality or fundamental character, but we judge ourselves on the situation.” The inference here may be our self-judgment excusing or blaming based on the position we find ourselves in not on our intrinsic personality or character. In contrast, we excuse or blame others based on their personalities or character. Worthwhile to understand. Did experience or taught example teach me about this bias? I think both. Can children easily be taught awareness? Yes, awareness for children can be taught by example by teachers and parents and friends.
The second bias is called the “Self-Serving Bias: Our failures are situational, but our successes are our responsibility.” I’m right on this one and the first bias listed above plays a role in this bias as well. There are many opportunities in a child’s life for them to be made aware of this bias. However, our culture presents a problem here. For example, athletes often crow loudly when they’ve won a game, and find weather or other conditions to blame for loss. Teachers and parents often do and are able to remind children to look at their losses with a critical eye for lack of study or other work and be aware of the content that contributed to their successes.
There are forty-eight more biases listed. Some I find more complicated for implementing awareness in children’s lives. Others appear to be learned more by experience than by instruction.
Take a look at his list on the internet. It’s worth a read. Also, please pick one for discussion. I will answer your views from my perspective. Thanks
K. B. Pellegrino, Author
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