Speaking of Pattern Noise “You seem confident in your conclusion, but this is not an easy problem: there are cues pointing in different directions. Have you overlooked alternative interpretations of the evidence?” “You and I have interviewed the same candidate, and usually we are equally demanding interviewers. Yet we have completely different judgments. Where does this pattern noise come from?” “The uniqueness of people’s personalities is what makes them capable of innovation and creativity, and simply interesting and exciting to be around. When it comes to judgment, however, that uniqueness
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