I Knew That Already

David McRaney takes on hindsight bias, i.e. how you " often look back on the things you've just learned and assume you knew them or believed them all along":

You are always looking back at the person you used to be
reconstructing the story of your life to better match the person
are today.

You have needed to keep a tidy mind to navigate the world ever
you lived in jungles and on savannas. Cluttered minds got bogged
and the bodies they controlled got eaten.

Once you learn...

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Published on June 17, 2010 04:44
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