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EP 483: Avoiding Acquiescence Bias

EP 483: Avoiding Acquiescence BiasEP 483: Avoiding Acquiescence Bias

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A problem, question, or challenge is often more than meets the eye. But we're biased to accept how an issue is initially framed. We acquiesce to the original terms. That's called acquiescence bias. When we don't counteract our acquiescence bias, we miss opportunities to get to the root cause or think creatively about a challenge.

Today, I share 3 ways to resist acquiescence bias as you consider your next moves, goals, or plans.

Footnotes:
  • (00:00) - What is spare time?
  • (05:45) - Acquiescence Bias
  • (07:30) - An Example: Should I start a Substack?
  • (09:59) - Buy why?
  • (12:30) - Who benefits?
  • (15:07) - Remove the guise of objectivity
  • (19:29) - Go forth and reframe!
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What is What Works?

Work is central to the human experience. It helps us shape our identities, care for those we love, and contribute to our communities. Work can be a source of power and a catalyst for change. Unfortunately, that's not how most of us experience work—even those who work for themselves. Our labor and creative spirit are used to enrich others and maintain the status quo. It's time for an intervention. What Works is a show about rethinking work, business, and leadership for the 21st-century economy. Host Tara McMullin covers money, management, culture, media, philosophy, and more to figure out what's working (and what's not) today. Tara offers a distinctly interdisciplinary approach to deep-dive analysis of how we work and how work shapes us.