Closing the Mind Gap Quotes

“Oversimplifying is the first grave mistake we make when confronted by complexity; overconfidence is the second. And there is a third: based on our overconfidence in our oversimplified conclusions, we overreact.”
― Ted Cadsby, Closing the Mind Gap: Making Smarter Decisions in a Hypercomplex World

“Complex thinkers attempt to extend to others the same self-forgiving bias that they offer themselves.”
― Ted Cadsby, Closing the Mind Gap: Making Smarter Decisions in a Hypercomplex World

“We are facing greater ecological instability, deeper social complexity and a growing need for individual meaning that would be foreign to all but our most recent ancestors. We cannot reach the destinations we choose for ourselves if we do not alter our navigation systems to accommodate the greater complexity in our lives”
― Ted Cadsby, Closing the Mind Gap: Making Smarter Decisions in a Hypercomplex World